NEPSE 2026-10-07: index 2,572.34 (-6.39 pts, -0.25%). Breadth 100 up, 167 down; turnover Rs 3.75 billion; top gainer GHL +6.25%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-07
NEPSE closed at 2,572.34, down 6.39 points (-0.25%) from the previous close of 2,578.73. The session opened at 2,578.16, printed a high of 2,579.10 and a low of 2,565.22.
What Moved the Index
The index lost 6.39 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 1 sub-indices rose and 12 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Banking (+0.12%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Manufacturing and Processing (-0.74%), Trading (-1.39%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,495.17 (+0.12%). Breadth was 100 advancers to 167 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
On the upside, Banking (+0.12%). Lagging were Trading (-1.39%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.74%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.62%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were GHL in Hydro Power (+6.25%), NICL in Non Life Insurance (+2.99%), CFCL in Finance (+1.77%), GRDBL in Development Banks (+1.73%).
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 100 up against 167 down, with 12 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.60. That is 35.84% of the 279 equities in the tally finishing higher; 359 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. For comparison, 2026-10-06 finished with 169 up and 95 down.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking finished at 1,495.17 (+1.74 points, +0.12%) with an intraday range of 1,488.44 to 1,500.15; Hydropower finished at 3,510.03 (-1.35 points, -0.04%) with an intraday range of 3,490.91 to 3,510.03; Finance finished at 2,176.74 (-2.10 points, -0.10%) with an intraday range of 2,164.77 to 2,193.16.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives NEGATIVE: the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,546.69 swing low (2026-07-14). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.