NEPSE 2026-11-06: index 2,655.22 (+2.64 pts, +0.10%). Breadth 158 up, 107 down; turnover Rs 3.46 billion; top gainer CREST +14.08%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing — 2026-11-06
The NEPSE index rose 2.64 points (+0.10%) to finish at 2,655.22 against a previous close of 2,652.58. Intraday the index ranged from 2,647.11 to 2,661.44 after opening at 2,650.23.
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 56.59% of the way up a 14.33-point range, 6.22 points off the high, on turnover of Rs 3.46 billion (the index chart's traded-value series ran -33.50% versus its 20-session average). Breadth was 158 advancers to 107 decliners. The mix is not decisive either way.
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 158 advanced, 107 declined and 14 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 1.48. That is 56.63% of the 279 equities in the tally finishing higher; 336 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. For comparison, 2026-11-05 finished with 55 up and 211 down.
Candlestick Read
The daily candle is a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,650.23, high 2,661.44, low 2,647.11, close 2,655.22. The body measures 4.99 points against shadows of 6.22 (upper) and 3.12 (lower), leaving the close 56.59% of the way from the low to the high. The open was 2.35 points below the previous close.
Top 5 Losers
GCIL led the decliners, -4.43% to 380.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCIL | Ghorahi Cement Industry Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 380.00 | -18.00 | -4.43% | 562,824 |
| NRIC | Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited | Others | 885.00 | -34.00 | -3.70% | 48,957 |
| KDL | Kalinchowk Darshan Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 498.20 | -13.80 | -2.70% | 38,118 |
| GLBSL | Gurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,440.00 | -39.00 | -2.64% | 96 |
| ACLBSL | Aarambha Chautari Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 817.50 | -15.70 | -1.88% | 3,468 |
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.