NEPSE 2026-10-01: index 2,599.15 (+0.26 pts, +0.01%). Breadth 139 up, 128 down; turnover Rs 4.89 billion; top gainer SINDU +10.81%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-01
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,599.15, a move of +0.26 points (+0.01%) on the day from 2,598.89. Intraday the index ranged from 2,589.12 to 2,605.72 after opening at 2,597.55.
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 60.42% of the way up a 16.60-point range, 6.57 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.89 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +2.70% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 139 advancers to 128 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 139 up against 128 down, with 12 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 1.09. Put another way, 49.82% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 353 scrips traded in total. On 2026-09-30 the count was 109 advancers to 157 decliners.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a doji (open and close nearly equal) — open 2,597.55, high 2,605.72, low 2,589.12 and close 2,599.15. The body measures 1.60 points against shadows of 6.57 (upper) and 8.43 (lower), leaving the close 60.42% of the way from the low to the high. The session opened 1.34 points below the prior close.
Top 5 Losers
On the losing side SPHL fell -9.66% to 524.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPHL | Sayapatri Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 524.00 | -56.00 | -9.66% | 21,287 |
| SMFBS | Swabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,330.10 | -74.90 | -5.33% | 397 |
| SOPL | Sopan Pharmaceuticals Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 662.10 | -27.90 | -4.04% | 57,319 |
| SNORL | Snow Rivers Limited | Hydro Power | 843.90 | -35.10 | -3.99% | 22,348 |
| BUNGAL | Bungal Hydro Limited | Hydro Power | 486.30 | -14.00 | -2.80% | 17,776 |
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. Marking the chart: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.