NEPSE 2026-10-13: index 2,599.93 (+4.12 pts, +0.16%). Breadth 104 up, 167 down; turnover Rs 4.74 billion; top gainer SMJC +12.44%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-13
NEPSE closed at 2,599.93, up 4.12 points (+0.16%) from the previous close of 2,595.81. Intraday the index ranged from 2,589.36 to 2,600.95 after opening at 2,597.93.
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 91.20% of the way up a 11.59-point range, 1.02 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.74 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -4.73% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 104 advancers to 167 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 104 advancers to 167 decliners (7 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.62. That is 37.41% of the 278 equities in the tally finishing higher; 351 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. The previous session (2026-10-12) had 105 advancers against 165 decliners.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,597.93, high 2,600.95, low 2,589.36 and close 2,599.93. Body 2.00 points, upper shadow 1.02, lower shadow 8.57; the close is 91.20% up the range. The open was 2.12 points above the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
SNORL led the decliners, -15.00% to 849.40. 2 of the top five lost 10% or more.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNORL | Snow Rivers Limited | Hydro Power | 849.40 | -149.90 | -15.00% | 37,627 |
| DLBS | Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,097.00 | -162.00 | -12.87% | 2,460 |
| KBSH | Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 899.00 | -43.00 | -4.56% | 15,651 |
| CITY | City Hotel Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 330.00 | -12.50 | -3.65% | 280,336 |
| MMKJL | Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited | Hydro Power | 340.00 | -11.00 | -3.13% | 8,808 |
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.