NEPSE 2026-10-02: index 2,587.25 (-11.90 pts, -0.46%). Breadth 61 up, 207 down; turnover Rs 4.29 billion; top gainer MANDU +5.45%. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Today Closing Report — 2026-10-02
NEPSE closed at 2,587.25, down 11.90 points (-0.46%) from the previous close of 2,599.15. Intraday the index ranged from 2,582.36 to 2,600.47 after opening at 2,592.26.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 61 advancers to 207 decliners (11 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.29. Put another way, 21.86% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 356 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-01) had 139 advancers against 128 decliners.
Top 5 Gainers
MANDU topped the gainers board, +5.45% to 792.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANDU | Mandu Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 792.00 | +40.90 | +5.45% | 10,246 |
| BFC | Best Finance Company Ltd. | Finance | 460.30 | +10.30 | +2.29% | 72,729 |
| AVYAN | Aviyan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,059.00 | +19.00 | +1.83% | 1,110 |
| YMHL | Yambaling Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 514.00 | +9.00 | +1.78% | 13,885 |
| SMHL | Super Madi Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 477.70 | +7.30 | +1.55% | 45,693 |
Top 5 Losers
SINDU led the decliners, -8.55% to 448.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINDU | Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd | Development Banks | 448.00 | -41.90 | -8.55% | 65,658 |
| DLBS | Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,090.10 | -56.80 | -4.95% | 1,018 |
| MKCL | Muktinath Krishi Company Limited | Others | 810.10 | -36.90 | -4.36% | 5,652 |
| APHL | Appolo Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 591.80 | -26.20 | -4.24% | 8,231 |
| SAPIL | Sarvottam Paints Industries Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 1,226.00 | -53.00 | -4.14% | 12,108 |
Turnover and Activity
The floorsheet summed to Rs 429.38 crore of turnover (Rs 4.29 billion), 11,912,550 shares and 43,685 transactions. The daily traded-value series behind the index chart shows Rs 4.81 billion today versus a 20-session average of Rs 3.89 billion, a difference of -19.09%. Compared with 2026-10-01 (Rs 4.89 billion) that is a change of -12.23%. That works out to Rs 98,289 per transaction.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is CAUTIOUS, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.