NEPSE 2026-10-16: index 2,634.17 (+8.24 pts, +0.31%). Breadth 174 up, 91 down; turnover Rs 4.88 billion; top gainer CKHL +14.82%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-16
NEPSE closed at 2,634.17, up 8.24 points (+0.31%) from the previous close of 2,625.93. It opened at 2,626.41 and traded between 2,622.78 (low) and 2,638.42 (high).
What Moved the Index
The index gained 8.24 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 8 sub-indices rose and 5 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Mutual Fund (+0.77%), Banking (+0.73%), Microfinance (+0.53%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Others (-0.30%), Trading (-0.54%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,574.47 (+0.73%). Breadth was 174 advancers to 91 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Mutual Fund (+0.77%), Banking (+0.73%), Microfinance (+0.53%). Lagging were Trading (-0.54%), Others (-0.30%), Finance (-0.25%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: CKHL in Hydro Power (+14.82%), ECL in Manufacturing and Processing (+7.47%), SMFBS in Microfinance (+5.73%), NIMB in Commercial Banks (+3.36%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 174 advanced, 91 declined and 12 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 1.91. Put another way, 62.82% of the 277 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 348 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-15) had 172 advancers against 90 decliners.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking finished at 1,574.47 (+11.40 points, +0.73%) with an intraday range of 1,558.91 to 1,576.40; Hydropower finished at 3,561.87 (+18.55 points, +0.52%) with an intraday range of 3,535.99 to 3,564.60; Finance finished at 2,199.30 (-5.54 points, -0.25%) with an intraday range of 2,185.45 to 2,207.95.
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. The reference levels are overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.