NEPSE 2026-10-26: index 2,629.82 (-4.35 pts, -0.17%). Breadth 99 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer BENH +14.99%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-26
NEPSE closed at 2,629.82, down 4.35 points (-0.17%) from the previous close of 2,634.17. Intraday the index ranged from 2,620.69 to 2,637.65 after opening at 2,630.84.
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 53.83% of the way up a 16.96-point range, 7.83 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.00 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -14.78% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 99 advancers to 171 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 99 up against 171 down, with 6 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.58. Advancers were 35.87% of the 276 equities counted, on a day when 341 scrips changed hands overall. For comparison, 2026-10-16 finished with 173 up and 91 down.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a doji (open and close nearly equal), from an open of 2,630.84 through a high of 2,637.65 and a low of 2,620.69 to a close of 2,629.82. The body measures 1.02 points against shadows of 6.81 (upper) and 9.13 (lower), leaving the close 53.83% of the way from the low to the high. The open was 3.33 points below the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
CKHL led the decliners, -7.92% to 535.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 535.00 | -46.00 | -7.92% | 8,369 |
| MLBSL | Mahila Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 999.20 | -81.80 | -7.57% | 4,264 |
| GLBSL | Gurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,422.20 | -87.80 | -5.81% | 839 |
| AHL | Asian Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 361.50 | -16.40 | -4.34% | 6,137 |
| APHL | Appolo Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 564.00 | -24.50 | -4.16% | 5,135 |
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.