NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). Breadth 178 up, 85 down; turnover Rs 5.50 billion; top gainer DLBS +12.43%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-09-17
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,624.36, a move of +11.94 points (+0.46%) on the day from 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning positive: 63.80% of traded equities advanced (178 up, 85 down, 16 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 1 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 5.50 billion on 51,728 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran +28.10% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,531.55 five sessions earlier the index is +3.67% on the week, and -0.74% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -11.62% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.28% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-09-16 43 up / 225 down; 2026-09-15 266 up / 12 down; 2026-09-14 227 up / 47 down; 2026-09-11 239 up / 30 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Life Insurance (+1.08%), Hotels and Tourism (+0.85%), Hydropower (+0.64%). The weak spots were Investment (-0.18%), Others (-0.04%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were DLBS in Microfinance (+12.43%), NABBC in Development Banks (+6.44%), MHNL in Hydro Power (+5.51%), SBL in Commercial Banks (+3.71%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,578.60 (+1.77%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,626.13 (-0.07%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.46. RSI(14) is 55.81, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at -9.46 with the signal at -21.19, leaving a positive histogram of +11.72, and the gap is widening.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.