NEPSE 2026-10-02: index 2,587.25 (-11.90 pts, -0.46%). Breadth 61 up, 207 down; turnover Rs 4.29 billion; top gainer MANDU +5.45%. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-02
NEPSE closed at 2,587.25, down 11.90 points (-0.46%) from the previous close of 2,599.15. It opened at 2,592.26 and traded between 2,582.36 (low) and 2,600.47 (high).
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was firmly negative: 21.86% of traded equities advanced (61 up, 207 down, 11 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.29 billion on 43,685 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -19.09% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,629.81 five sessions earlier the index is -1.62% on the week, and +1.17% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -12.87% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +4.77% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-01 139 up / 128 down; 2026-09-30 109 up / 157 down; 2026-09-29 69 up / 199 down; 2026-09-28 49 up / 224 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
On the upside, Mutual Fund (+0.21%). Under pressure were Trading (-0.97%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.73%), Hydropower (-0.65%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were MANDU in Hydro Power (+5.45%), BFC in Finance (+2.29%), AVYAN in Microfinance (+1.83%), RBCL in Non Life Insurance (+1.43%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,590.40 (-0.12%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,627.40 (-1.53%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,691.06. The 14-day RSI sits at 45.43, which is neutral territory. MACD(12,26,9) reads -0.90 against a signal line of -1.91, a positive histogram of +1.01 that is narrowing.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is CAUTIOUS, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.