NEPSE 2026-10-14: index 2,621.26 (+21.33 pts, +0.82%). Breadth 188 up, 80 down; turnover Rs 4.14 billion; top gainer ULBSL +4.95%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing Report — 2026-10-14
NEPSE closed at 2,621.26, up 21.33 points (+0.82%) from the previous close of 2,599.93. Intraday the index ranged from 2,592.15 to 2,621.26 after opening at 2,607.14.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 188 advancers to 80 decliners (9 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 2.35. Put another way, 67.87% of the 277 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 354 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-10-13) had 104 advancers against 167 decliners.
Top 5 Gainers
The strongest close belonged to ULBSL, +4.95% at 2,626.80.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULBSL | Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 2,626.80 | +123.80 | +4.95% | 1,296 |
| GVL | Green Ventures Limited | Hydro Power | 521.00 | +21.00 | +4.20% | 162,074 |
| NWCL | Nepal Warehousing Company Limited | Others | 522.50 | +19.40 | +3.86% | 4,305 |
| IGI | IGI Prudential insurance Limited | Non Life Insurance | 394.80 | +13.60 | +3.57% | 10,900 |
| TPKHL | Taksar Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 459.00 | +14.10 | +3.17% | 20,309 |
Top 5 Losers
SMJC led the decliners, -6.32% to 415.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMJC | Sagarmatha Jalabidhyut Company Limited | Hydro Power | 415.00 | -28.00 | -6.32% | 14,533 |
| ECL | Everest Colour Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 1,190.00 | -62.00 | -4.95% | 9,604 |
| SMFBS | Swabhimaan Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited | Microfinance | 1,280.10 | -49.90 | -3.75% | 924 |
| ULHC | Upper Lohore Khola Hydropower Company Limited | Hydro Power | 318.00 | -12.00 | -3.64% | 3,436 |
| CITY | City Hotel Limited | Hotels and Tourism | 319.00 | -11.00 | -3.33% | 309,210 |
Turnover and Activity
Total turnover was Rs 413.62 crore (Rs 4.14 billion) on 11,674,209 shares across 39,183 transactions. Against its own 20-session average of Rs 4.93 billion, the index chart's traded-value series (Rs 3.99 billion today) came in -19.15%. Compared with 2026-10-13 (Rs 4.74 billion) that is a change of -12.68%. Each transaction averaged Rs 105,560.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is POSITIVE, because the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.