NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). Breadth 178 up, 85 down; turnover Rs 5.50 billion; top gainer DLBS +12.43%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-09-17
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,624.36, a move of +11.94 points (+0.46%) on the day from 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
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 39.61% of the way up a 21.89-point range, 13.22 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 5.50 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +28.10% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 178 advancers to 85 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 178 advancers to 85 decliners (16 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 2.09. That is 63.80% of the 279 equities in the tally finishing higher; 339 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. On 2026-09-16 the count was 43 advancers to 225 decliners.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,616.12, high 2,637.58, low 2,615.69 and close 2,624.36. The body measures 8.24 points against shadows of 13.22 (upper) and 0.43 (lower), leaving the close 39.61% of the way from the low to the high. The session opened 3.70 points above the prior close.
Top 5 Losers
HATHY led the decliners, -2.97% to 588.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATHY | Hathway Investment Nepal Limited | Investment | 588.00 | -18.00 | -2.97% | 18,271 |
| CYCL | CYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,458.00 | -42.00 | -2.80% | 5,738 |
| SHLB | Shrijanshil Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,320.20 | -37.80 | -2.78% | 10 |
| ULHC | Upper Lohore Khola Hydropower Company Limited | Hydro Power | 318.00 | -9.00 | -2.75% | 9,696 |
| NMIC | Nepal Micro Insurance Company Limited | Non Life Insurance | 836.60 | -23.30 | -2.71% | 4,151 |
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.