NEPSE 2026-11-03: index 2,664.13 (+6.63 pts, +0.25%). Breadth 143 up, 122 down; turnover Rs 5.65 billion; top gainer SIPD +5.94%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today — 2026-11-03
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,664.13, a move of +6.63 points (+0.25%) on the day from 2,657.50. Intraday the index ranged from 2,643.03 to 2,664.13 after opening at 2,653.73.
What Moved the Index
The index gained 6.63 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 Hotels and Tourism (+1.08%), Banking (+0.52%), Hydropower (+0.31%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Investment (-0.04%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.07%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,602.06 (+0.52%). Breadth was 143 advancers to 122 decliners, so the move was narrow.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Hotels and Tourism (+1.08%), Banking (+0.52%), Hydropower (+0.31%). The weak spots were Manufacturing and Processing (-0.07%), Investment (-0.04%), Others (-0.03%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were SIPD in Hydro Power (+5.94%), NICA in Commercial Banks (+3.23%), SHLB in Microfinance (+2.98%), SHL in Hotels and Tourism (+1.93%).
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 143 up against 122 down, with 14 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 1.17. Put another way, 51.25% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 349 scrips traded in total. On 2026-11-02 the count was 20 advancers to 252 decliners.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices this report tracks most closely: Banking closed at 1,602.06 (+8.33 points, +0.52%) after ranging 1,579.39 to 1,602.06; Hydropower closed at 3,668.22 (+11.49 points, +0.31%) after ranging 3,638.26 to 3,674.93; Finance closed at 2,213.47 (-0.26 points, -0.01%) after ranging 2,204.56 to 2,223.78.
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 the nearest swing high at 2,671.04 (2026-09-23) 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.