NEPSE 2026-10-06: index 2,578.73 (+11.97 pts, +0.47%). Breadth 169 up, 95 down; turnover Rs 3.14 billion; top gainer TVCL +5.11%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-06
NEPSE closed at 2,578.73, up 11.97 points (+0.47%) from the previous close of 2,566.76. The session opened at 2,559.20, printed a high of 2,581.58 and a low of 2,557.30.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning positive: 60.57% of traded equities advanced (169 up, 95 down, 15 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 3.14 billion on 41,607 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -36.48% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,603.71 five sessions earlier the index is -0.96% on the week, and +2.22% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -13.16% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +4.43% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26).
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Trading (+0.82%), Banking (+0.65%), Hydropower (+0.62%). Under pressure were Non-Life Insurance (-0.07%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were TVCL in Hydro Power (+5.11%), SABBL in Development Banks (+3.77%), HATHY in Investment (+3.65%), BNT in Manufacturing and Processing (+2.78%).
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,594.63 (-0.61%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,621.40 (-1.63%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,690.08. The 14-day RSI sits at 44.44, which is neutral territory. MACD(12,26,9) reads -5.06 against a signal line of -2.84, a negative histogram of -2.22 that is widening.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. The reference levels are resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.