NEPSE 2026-09-09: index 2,545.40 (-15.44 pts, -0.60%). Breadth 74 up, 193 down; turnover Rs 4.20 billion; top gainer ULHC +15.00%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-09-09
The NEPSE index fell 15.44 points (-0.60%) to finish at 2,545.40 against a previous close of 2,560.84. The session opened at 2,577.05, printed a high of 2,578.43 and a low of 2,543.22.
Profit Booking or Fresh Buying?
Profit booking usually shows up as a close well below the high on decent turnover; fresh buying as a close near the high with rising breadth. Today the close was 6.19% of the way up a 35.21-point range, 33.03 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.20 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +8.95% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 74 advancers to 193 decliners. A close in the lower part of the range is consistent with selling into strength.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 74 up against 193 down, with 11 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.38. That is 26.62% of the 278 equities in the tally finishing higher; 352 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. The previous session (2026-09-07) had 196 advancers against 79 decliners.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bearish marubozu (almost no shadows), from an open of 2,577.05 through a high of 2,578.43 and a low of 2,543.22 to a close of 2,545.40. Body 31.65 points, upper shadow 1.38, lower shadow 2.18; the close is 6.19% up the range. The open was 16.21 points above the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
ENL led the decliners, -14.99% to 587.90. 5 of the top five lost 10% or more.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENL | Emerging Nepal Limited | Investment | 587.90 | -103.70 | -14.99% | 171,560 |
| SINDU | Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd | Development Banks | 423.10 | -74.60 | -14.99% | 5,486 |
| JFL | Janaki Finance Company Limited | Finance | 266.60 | -47.00 | -14.99% | 125,289 |
| KDL | Kalinchowk Darshan Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 623.20 | -103.80 | -14.28% | 134,662 |
| ULBSL | Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 2,498.00 | -342.00 | -12.04% | 2,088 |
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. The reference levels are overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.