NEPSE 2026-09-16: index 2,612.42 (-21.20 pts, -0.80%). Breadth 43 up, 224 down; turnover Rs 5.39 billion; top gainer NABBC +6.37%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-09-16
The NEPSE index fell 21.20 points (-0.80%) to finish at 2,612.42 against a previous close of 2,633.62. Intraday the index ranged from 2,604.04 to 2,639.41 after opening at 2,635.31.
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 23.69% of the way up a 35.37-point range, 26.99 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 5.39 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +29.35% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 43 advancers to 224 decliners. A close in the lower part of the range is consistent with selling into strength.
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 43 advanced, 224 declined and 12 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 0.19. Put another way, 15.41% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 350 scrips traded in total.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a solid bearish candle (body covers most of the range) — open 2,635.31, high 2,639.41, low 2,604.04 and close 2,612.42. The body measures 22.89 points against shadows of 4.10 (upper) and 8.38 (lower), leaving the close 23.69% of the way from the low to the high. Relative to the previous close, the open was 1.69 points above it.
Top 5 Losers
RLEL was the weakest close, -5.21% to 784.90.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLEL | Ridge Line Energy Limited | Hydro Power | 784.90 | -43.10 | -5.21% | 15,646 |
| NWCL | Nepal Warehousing Company Limited | Others | 590.10 | -30.80 | -4.96% | 3,568 |
| SMFBS | Swabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,375.00 | -66.00 | -4.58% | 302 |
| SINDU | Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd | Development Banks | 430.00 | -20.00 | -4.44% | 49,440 |
| MLBS | Manushi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,020.00 | -46.00 | -4.32% | 258 |
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,602.39 swing low (2026-07-01). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.