NEPSE 2026-11-03: index 2,664.13 (+6.63 pts, +0.25%). Breadth 143 up, 122 down; turnover Rs 5.65 billion; top gainer SIPD +5.94%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-11-03
The NEPSE index rose 6.63 points (+0.25%) to finish at 2,664.13 against a previous close of 2,657.50. The session opened at 2,653.73, printed a high of 2,664.13 and a low of 2,643.03.
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 21.10-point range, 0.00 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 5.65 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +12.30% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 143 advancers to 122 decliners. That combination reads more like fresh buying than distribution.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 143 advancers to 122 decliners (14 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 1.17. Put another way, 51.25% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 349 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-11-02) had 20 advancers against 252 decliners.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,653.73 through a high of 2,664.13 and a low of 2,643.03 to a close of 2,664.13. The body measures 10.40 points against shadows of 0.00 (upper) and 10.70 (lower), leaving the close 100.00% of the way from the low to the high. The open was 3.77 points below the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
BENH was the weakest close, -5.04% to 765.50.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENH | Beni Hydropower Project Limited | Hydro Power | 765.50 | -40.60 | -5.04% | 63,968 |
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 460.00 | -23.90 | -4.94% | 33,586 |
| SMFBS | Swabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,436.80 | -53.20 | -3.57% | 711 |
| UPCL | UNIVERSAL POWER COMPANY LTD | Hydro Power | 339.90 | -8.10 | -2.33% | 58,354 |
| AHL | Asian Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 366.00 | -8.00 | -2.14% | 1,396 |
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. The reference levels are resistance at the 2,671.04 swing high (2026-09-23) and support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.