NEPSE 2026-10-29: index 2,695.60 (+31.54 pts, +1.18%). Breadth 181 up, 91 down; turnover Rs 8.57 billion; top gainer BENH +15.00%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-29
The NEPSE index rose 31.54 points (+1.18%) to finish at 2,695.60 against a previous close of 2,664.06. It opened at 2,660.23 and traded between 2,658.78 (low) and 2,695.63 (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 99.92% of the way up a 36.85-point range, 0.03 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 8.57 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +86.34% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 181 advancers to 91 decliners. That combination reads more like fresh buying than distribution.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 181 advancers to 91 decliners (6 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 1.99. That is 65.11% of the 278 equities in the tally finishing higher; 350 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. For comparison, 2026-10-28 finished with 240 up and 35 down.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bullish marubozu (almost no shadows), from an open of 2,660.23 through a high of 2,695.63 and a low of 2,658.78 to a close of 2,695.60. The body measures 35.37 points against shadows of 0.03 (upper) and 1.45 (lower), leaving the close 99.92% of the way from the low to the high. Relative to the previous close, the open was 3.83 points below it.
Top 5 Losers
NRN was the weakest close, -3.65% to 1,397.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRN | NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited | Investment | 1,397.00 | -52.90 | -3.65% | 58,130 |
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 493.00 | -16.00 | -3.14% | 8,731 |
| RBCL | Rastriya Beema Company Limited | Non Life Insurance | 14,100.00 | -396.00 | -2.73% | 351 |
| LEC | Liberty Energy Company Limited | Hydro Power | 242.00 | -5.30 | -2.12% | 601,685 |
| BEDC | Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited | Hydro Power | 302.60 | -6.30 | -2.04% | 14,487 |
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, the MACD histogram is positive and RSI is in the overbought zone. Levels to watch: support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.