NEPSE 2026-09-16: index 2,612.42 (-21.20 pts, -0.80%). Breadth 43 up, 224 down; turnover Rs 5.39 billion; top gainer NABBC +6.37%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-09-16
The NEPSE index fell 21.20 points (-0.80%) to finish at 2,612.42 against a previous close of 2,633.62. Intraday the index ranged from 2,604.04 to 2,639.41 after opening at 2,635.31.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was firmly negative: 15.41% of traded equities advanced (43 up, 224 down, 12 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 5.39 billion on 55,831 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran +29.35% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,545.40 five sessions earlier the index is +2.63% on the week, and -1.46% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -12.02% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +5.79% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26).
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Under pressure were Hydropower (-1.04%), Life Insurance (-1.01%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.91%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: NABBC in Development Banks (+6.37%), HDHPC in Hydro Power (+5.31%), KMCDB in Microfinance (+4.34%), BNL in Manufacturing and Processing (+3.59%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,579.47 (+1.28%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,626.19 (-0.52%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.06. The 14-day RSI sits at 53.57, which is neutral territory. MACD(12,26,9) reads -14.01 against a signal line of -24.12, a positive histogram of +10.11 that is widening.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.