NEPSE 2026-10-26: index 2,629.82 (-4.35 pts, -0.17%). Breadth 99 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer BENH +14.99%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-26
The NEPSE index fell 4.35 points (-0.17%) to finish at 2,629.82 against a previous close of 2,634.17. It opened at 2,630.84 and traded between 2,620.69 (low) and 2,637.65 (high).
What Moved the Index
The index lost 4.35 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 4 sub-indices rose and 9 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Trading (+1.12%), Manufacturing and Processing (+1.04%), Hydropower (+0.25%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Non-Life Insurance (-0.65%), Development Bank (-1.21%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,566.63 (-0.50%). Breadth was 99 advancers to 171 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Trading (+1.12%), Manufacturing and Processing (+1.04%), Hydropower (+0.25%). Lagging were Development Bank (-1.21%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.65%), Banking (-0.50%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were BENH in Hydro Power (+14.99%), SONA in Manufacturing and Processing (+5.07%), VLBS in Microfinance (+2.18%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 99 advanced, 171 declined and 6 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 0.58. Put another way, 35.87% of the 276 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 341 scrips traded in total. For comparison, 2026-10-16 finished with 173 up and 91 down.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices this report tracks most closely: Banking ended at 1,566.63, -7.84 points or -0.50%, having traded 1,558.67 to 1,578.51; Hydropower ended at 3,570.62, +8.75 points or +0.25%, having traded 3,540.82 to 3,570.62; Finance ended at 2,191.44, -7.86 points or -0.36%, having traded 2,175.74 to 2,201.25.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.