NEPSE 2026-11-05: index 2,652.58 (-12.95 pts, -0.49%). Breadth 56 up, 211 down; turnover Rs 4.72 billion; top gainer SNORL +2.86%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-11-05
The NEPSE index fell 12.95 points (-0.49%) to finish at 2,652.58 against a previous close of 2,665.53. Intraday the index ranged from 2,639.23 to 2,671.17 after opening at 2,665.95.
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 41.80% of the way up a 31.94-point range, 18.59 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 4.72 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -9.91% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 56 advancers to 211 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 56 advancers to 211 decliners (12 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.27. Put another way, 20.07% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 349 scrips traded in total. On 2026-11-04 the count was 97 advancers to 171 decliners.
Candlestick Read
The daily candle is a bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,665.95, high 2,671.17, low 2,639.23, close 2,652.58. The body measures 13.37 points against shadows of 5.22 (upper) and 13.35 (lower), leaving the close 41.80% of the way from the low to the high. The open was 0.42 points above the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
CKHL led the decliners, -4.61% to 424.50.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 424.50 | -20.50 | -4.61% | 20,076 |
| HRL | Himalayan Reinsurance Limited | Others | 514.00 | -20.00 | -3.75% | 151,224 |
| BJHL | Bhujung Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 554.00 | -21.00 | -3.65% | 4,553 |
| USLB | Unnati Sahakarya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 961.60 | -36.40 | -3.65% | 1,813 |
| GCIL | Ghorahi Cement Industry Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 406.00 | -14.00 | -3.33% | 33,263 |
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. The reference levels are overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.