NEPSE 2026-10-07: index 2,572.34 (-6.39 pts, -0.25%). Breadth 100 up, 167 down; turnover Rs 3.75 billion; top gainer GHL +6.25%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-07
The NEPSE index fell 6.39 points (-0.25%) to finish at 2,572.34 against a previous close of 2,578.73. Intraday the index ranged from 2,565.22 to 2,579.10 after opening at 2,578.16.
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 51.30% of the way up a 13.88-point range, 6.76 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 3.75 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -24.18% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 100 advancers to 167 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 100 advancers to 167 decliners (12 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.60. Advancers were 35.84% of the 279 equities counted, on a day when 359 scrips changed hands overall. On 2026-10-06 the count was 169 advancers to 95 decliners.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,578.16, high 2,579.10, low 2,565.22 and close 2,572.34. Body 5.82 points, upper shadow 0.94, lower shadow 7.12; the close is 51.30% up the range. Relative to the previous close, the open was 0.57 points below it.
Top 5 Losers
SKHEL was the weakest close, -3.64% to 742.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKHEL | Suryakunda Hydro Electric Limited | Hydro Power | 742.00 | -28.00 | -3.64% | 4,308 |
| YMHL | Yambaling Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 480.00 | -17.00 | -3.42% | 16,396 |
| MMKJL | Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited | Hydro Power | 347.30 | -12.10 | -3.37% | 355 |
| CYCL | CYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,485.00 | -50.00 | -3.26% | 8,373 |
| HATHY | Hathway Investment Nepal Limited | Investment | 425.10 | -12.40 | -2.83% | 83,772 |
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: 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 the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,546.69 swing low (2026-07-14). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.