NEPSE 2026-10-14: index 2,621.26 (+21.33 pts, +0.82%). Breadth 188 up, 80 down; turnover Rs 4.14 billion; top gainer ULBSL +4.95%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-14
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,621.26, a move of +21.33 points (+0.82%) on the day from 2,599.93. The session opened at 2,607.14, printed a high of 2,621.26 and a low of 2,592.15.
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 100.00% of the way up a 29.11-point range, 0.00 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.14 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -19.15% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 188 advancers to 80 decliners. That combination reads more like fresh buying than distribution.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 188 advancers to 80 decliners (9 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 2.35. Put another way, 67.87% of the 277 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 354 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-13) had 104 advancers against 167 decliners.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,607.14 through a high of 2,621.26 and a low of 2,592.15 to a close of 2,621.26. The body measures 14.12 points against shadows of 0.00 (upper) and 14.99 (lower), leaving the close 100.00% of the way from the low to the high. Relative to the previous close, the open was 7.21 points above it.
Top 5 Losers
On the losing side SMJC fell -6.32% to 415.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMJC | Sagarmatha Jalabidhyut Company Limited | Hydro Power | 415.00 | -28.00 | -6.32% | 14,533 |
| ECL | Everest Colour Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 1,190.00 | -62.00 | -4.95% | 9,604 |
| SMFBS | Swabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,280.10 | -49.90 | -3.75% | 924 |
| ULHC | Upper Lohore Khola Hydropower Company Limited | Hydro Power | 318.00 | -12.00 | -3.64% | 3,436 |
| CITY | City Hotel Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 319.00 | -11.00 | -3.33% | 309,210 |
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives POSITIVE: 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 the nearest swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.