NEPSE 2026-10-29: index 2,695.60 (+31.54 pts, +1.18%). Breadth 181 up, 91 down; turnover Rs 8.57 billion; top gainer BENH +15.00%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Closing Report — 2026-10-29
NEPSE closed at 2,695.60, up 31.54 points (+1.18%) from the previous close of 2,664.06. Intraday the index ranged from 2,658.78 to 2,695.63 after opening at 2,660.23.
Market Breadth
Breadth read 181 advancers to 91 decliners (6 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 1.99. Advancers were 65.11% of the 278 equities counted, on a day when 350 scrips changed hands overall. The previous session (2026-10-28) had 240 advancers against 35 decliners.
Top 5 Gainers
BENH led the gainers with +15.00% to 617.20. 1 of the top five gained 10% or more.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENH | Beni Hydropower Project Limited | Hydro Power | 617.20 | +80.50 | +15.00% | 1,338 |
| SOPL | Sopan Pharmaceuticals Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 673.00 | +54.00 | +8.72% | 76,805 |
| NRIC | Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited | Others | 834.30 | +44.30 | +5.61% | 39,016 |
| NFS | Nepal Finance Ltd. | Finance | 500.00 | +26.00 | +5.49% | 14,695 |
| NICA | NIC Asia Bank Ltd. | Commercial Banks | 335.00 | +15.00 | +4.69% | 229,191 |
Top 5 Losers
NRN led the decliners, -3.65% to 1,397.00.
| Symbol | Company | Sector | LTP | Change | % Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRN | NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited | Investment | 1,397.00 | -52.90 | -3.65% | 58,130 |
| CKHL | Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 493.00 | -16.00 | -3.14% | 8,731 |
| RBCL | Rastriya Beema Company Limited | Non Life Insurance | 14,100.00 | -396.00 | -2.73% | 351 |
| LEC | Liberty Energy Company Limited | Hydro Power | 242.00 | -5.30 | -2.12% | 601,685 |
| BEDC | Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited | Hydro Power | 302.60 | -6.30 | -2.04% | 14,487 |
Turnover and Activity
Turnover reached Rs 857.01 crore, or Rs 8.57 billion, as 23,258,009 shares were traded in 69,619 transactions. On the index history's daily traded-value series (Rs 4.60 billion today) the 20-session average is Rs 8.57 billion, so the day ran +86.34% against it. Compared with 2026-10-28 (Rs 7.46 billion) that is a change of +14.90%. That works out to Rs 123,100 per transaction.
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, the MACD histogram is positive and RSI is in the overbought zone. The reference levels are the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.