NEPSE 2026-10-12: index 2,595.81 (+4.01 pts, +0.15%). Breadth 105 up, 165 down; turnover Rs 4.47 billion; top gainer DLBS +14.99%. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-12
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,595.81, a move of +4.01 points (+0.15%) on the day from 2,591.80. The session opened at 2,595.12, printed a high of 2,603.72 and a low of 2,584.03.
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 59.83% of the way up a 19.69-point range, 7.91 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.47 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -10.22% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 105 advancers to 165 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 105 up against 165 down, with 7 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.64. Advancers were 37.91% of the 277 equities counted, on a day when 354 scrips changed hands overall. For comparison, 2026-10-09 finished with 180 up and 89 down.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a doji (open and close nearly equal), from an open of 2,595.12 through a high of 2,603.72 and a low of 2,584.03 to a close of 2,595.81. Body 0.69 points, upper shadow 7.91, lower shadow 11.09; the close is 59.83% up the range. The open was 3.32 points above the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
RLEL was the weakest close, -6.29% to 626.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLEL | Ridge Line Energy Limited | Hydro Power | 626.00 | -42.00 | -6.29% | 27,034 |
| TPKHL | Taksar Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 454.00 | -26.00 | -5.42% | 26,896 |
| HFIN | Hotel Forest Inn Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 527.00 | -22.00 | -4.01% | 23,778 |
| NWCL | Nepal Warehousing Company Limited | Others | 517.00 | -17.70 | -3.31% | 5,332 |
| TVCL | Trishuli Jal Vidhyut Company Limited | Hydro Power | 278.00 | -9.00 | -3.14% | 2,250 |
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: CAUTIOUS — the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Levels to watch: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.