NEPSE 2026-10-15: index 2,625.93 (+4.67 pts, +0.18%). Breadth 173 up, 90 down; turnover Rs 4.72 billion; top gainer HEI +6.35%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-15
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,625.93, a move of +4.67 points (+0.18%) on the day from 2,621.26. It opened at 2,621.41 and traded between 2,615.71 (low) and 2,630.57 (high).
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 68.78% of the way up a 14.86-point range, 4.64 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.72 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -5.24% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 173 advancers to 90 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 173 advanced, 90 declined and 15 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 1.92. Advancers were 62.23% of the 278 equities counted, on a day when 349 scrips changed hands overall. For comparison, 2026-10-14 finished with 188 up and 80 down.
Candlestick Read
The daily candle is a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,621.41, high 2,630.57, low 2,615.71, close 2,625.93. Body 4.52 points, upper shadow 4.64, lower shadow 5.70; the close is 68.78% up the range. The session opened 0.15 points above the prior close.
Top 5 Losers
MMKJL was the weakest close, -2.83% to 340.10.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMKJL | Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited | Hydro Power | 340.10 | -9.90 | -2.83% | 4,492 |
| KAHL | Kalanga Hydro Limited | Hydro Power | 434.70 | -12.20 | -2.73% | 46,872 |
| TPKHL | Taksar Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 447.00 | -12.00 | -2.61% | 13,037 |
| SNORL | Snow Rivers Limited | Hydro Power | 820.00 | -20.00 | -2.38% | 8,951 |
| ULBSL | Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 2,566.00 | -60.80 | -2.31% | 660 |
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is POSITIVE, because the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.