NEPSE 2026-10-15: index 2,625.93 (+4.67 pts, +0.18%). Breadth 173 up, 90 down; turnover Rs 4.72 billion; top gainer HEI +6.35%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-15
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,625.93, a move of +4.67 points (+0.18%) on the day from 2,621.26. It opened at 2,621.41 and traded between 2,615.71 (low) and 2,630.57 (high).
What Moved the Index
The index gained 4.67 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 9 sub-indices rose and 4 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Finance (+1.04%), Investment (+0.79%), Hydropower (+0.63%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Others (-0.20%), Trading (-0.56%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,563.07 (-0.17%). Breadth was 173 advancers to 90 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Finance (+1.04%), Investment (+0.79%), Hydropower (+0.63%). Lagging were Trading (-0.56%), Others (-0.20%), Banking (-0.17%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were HEI in Non Life Insurance (+6.35%), MFIL in Finance (+4.44%), RIDI in Hydro Power (+3.75%), SHLB in Microfinance (+2.98%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 173 advancers to 90 decliners (15 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 1.92. Put another way, 62.23% of the 278 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 349 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-14) had 188 advancers against 80 decliners.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking closed at 1,563.07 (-2.61 points, -0.17%) after ranging 1,558.58 to 1,576.21; Hydropower closed at 3,543.32 (+22.29 points, +0.63%) after ranging 3,513.41 to 3,548.31; Finance closed at 2,204.84 (+22.59 points, +1.04%) after ranging 2,170.75 to 2,215.49.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is POSITIVE, because the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.