NEPSE 2026-09-22: index 2,654.28 (+7.06 pts, +0.27%). Breadth 139 up, 130 down; turnover Rs 7.05 billion; top gainer MSHL +14.99%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-09-22
NEPSE closed at 2,654.28, up 7.06 points (+0.27%) from the previous close of 2,647.22. It opened at 2,650.77 and traded between 2,637.57 (low) and 2,662.71 (high).
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 66.47% of the way up a 25.14-point range, 8.43 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 7.05 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +61.91% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 139 advancers to 130 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 139 advancers to 130 decliners (11 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 1.07. Put another way, 49.64% of the 280 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 356 scrips traded in total. For comparison, 2026-09-18 finished with 197 up and 74 down.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,650.77 through a high of 2,662.71 and a low of 2,637.57 to a close of 2,654.28. The real body spans 3.51 points with an upper shadow of 8.43 and a lower shadow of 13.20, and the close sits 66.47% of the way up the day's range. Relative to the previous close, the open was 3.55 points above it.
Top 5 Losers
On the losing side SNORL fell -8.23% to 970.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNORL | Snow Rivers Limited | Hydro Power | 970.00 | -87.00 | -8.23% | 46,885 |
| NABBC | Narayani Development Bank Limited | Development Banks | 749.00 | -56.00 | -6.96% | 38,083 |
| BNL | Bottlers Nepal (Balaju) Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 13,829.90 | -1,001.10 | -6.75% | 85 |
| ILBS | Infinity Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,004.90 | -60.10 | -5.64% | 13,965 |
| SHLB | Shrijanshil Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,315.90 | -40.60 | -2.99% | 40 |
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. Levels to watch: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.