NEPSE 2026-11-04: index 2,665.53 (+1.40 pts, +0.05%). Breadth 98 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 7.44 billion; top gainer NRIC +15.00%. Read: cautiously positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-11-04
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,665.53, a move of +1.40 points (+0.05%) on the day from 2,664.13. It opened at 2,668.40 and traded between 2,660.64 (low) and 2,686.06 (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 19.24% of the way up a 25.42-point range, 20.53 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 7.44 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran +45.72% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 98 advancers to 171 decliners. A close in the lower part of the range is consistent with selling into strength.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 98 up against 171 down, with 9 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.57. Advancers were 35.25% of the 278 equities counted, on a day when 358 scrips changed hands overall. The previous session (2026-11-03) had 143 advancers against 121 decliners.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,668.40, high 2,686.06, low 2,660.64 and close 2,665.53. The real body spans 2.87 points with an upper shadow of 17.66 and a lower shadow of 4.89, and the close sits 19.24% of the way up the day's range. Relative to the previous close, the open was 4.27 points above it.
Top 5 Losers
SIPD was the weakest close, -3.74% to 515.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIPD | Shikhar power Development Limited | Hydro Power | 515.00 | -20.00 | -3.74% | 14,807 |
| CYCL | CYC Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,360.00 | -47.00 | -3.34% | 11,346 |
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 445.00 | -15.00 | -3.26% | 29,267 |
| JSLBB | Janautthan Samudayic Laghubitta Bittya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 908.00 | -30.00 | -3.20% | 880 |
| SNORL | Snow Rivers Limited | Hydro Power | 782.50 | -24.50 | -3.04% | 5,887 |
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE, because the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, 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 the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.