NEPSE 2026-09-10: index 2,531.55 (-13.85 pts, -0.54%). Breadth 68 up, 200 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer LEC +15.00%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-09-10
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,531.55, a move of -13.85 points (-0.54%) on the day from 2,545.40. Intraday the index ranged from 2,525.69 to 2,546.10 after opening at 2,544.46.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was firmly negative: 24.37% of traded equities advanced (68 up, 200 down, 11 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 1 gainers rose 10% or more and 1 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.00 billion on 44,198 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran +3.18% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
NEPSE stood at 2,522.66 five sessions ago, which makes the one-week move +0.35% and the 21-session move -4.47%. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -14.75% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +2.52% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-09-09 74 up / 193 down; 2026-09-07 196 up / 79 down; 2026-09-03 145 up / 124 down; 2026-09-02 194 up / 75 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Lagging were Manufacturing and Processing (-1.14%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.79%), Finance (-0.67%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were LEC in Hydro Power (+15.00%), ENL in Investment (+5.46%), CFCL in Finance (+4.46%), ILBS in Microfinance (+2.88%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,588.91 (-2.22%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,629.90 (-3.74%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.55. RSI(14) is 32.38, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) prints -32.47 versus a -29.24 signal line; the histogram is negative at -3.22 and narrowing session on session.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEGATIVE — the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Marking the chart: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,501.49 swing low (2026-09-01). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.