NEPSE 2026-10-30: index 2,690.15 (-5.45 pts, -0.20%). Breadth 102 up, 169 down; turnover Rs 8.89 billion; top gainer BENH +14.99%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-10-30
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,690.15, a move of -5.45 points (-0.20%) on the day from 2,695.60. It opened at 2,693.55 and traded between 2,681.58 (low) and 2,712.99 (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 27.28% of the way up a 31.41-point range, 22.84 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 8.89 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +87.09% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 102 advancers to 169 decliners. A close in the lower part of the range is consistent with selling into strength.
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 102 advanced, 169 declined and 8 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 0.60. Put another way, 36.56% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 348 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-29) had 180 advancers against 91 decliners.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,693.55 through a high of 2,712.99 and a low of 2,681.58 to a close of 2,690.15. Body 3.40 points, upper shadow 19.44, lower shadow 8.57; the close is 27.28% up the range. The session opened 2.05 points below the prior close.
Top 5 Losers
MCHL led the decliners, -4.08% to 256.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCHL | Menchhiyam Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 256.00 | -10.90 | -4.08% | 18,335 |
| SKHL | Super Khudi Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 712.00 | -28.00 | -3.78% | 8,738 |
| SOPL | Sopan Pharmaceuticals Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 649.30 | -23.70 | -3.52% | 23,579 |
| YMHL | Yambaling Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 458.00 | -16.00 | -3.38% | 23,790 |
| KAHL | Kalanga Hydro Limited | Hydro Power | 430.00 | -14.10 | -3.17% | 25,813 |
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives NEUTRAL: the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.