NEPSE 2026-10-07: index 2,572.34 (-6.39 pts, -0.25%). Breadth 100 up, 167 down; turnover Rs 3.75 billion; top gainer GHL +6.25%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-07
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,572.34, a move of -6.39 points (-0.25%) on the day from 2,578.73. Intraday the index ranged from 2,565.22 to 2,579.10 after opening at 2,578.16.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning negative: 35.84% of traded equities advanced (100 up, 167 down, 12 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 3.75 billion on 39,466 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -24.18% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,598.89 five sessions earlier the index is -1.02% on the week, and +1.35% across 21 sessions. That leaves it -13.37% below the 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +4.17% over the 52-week low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-06 169 up / 95 down; 2026-10-05 32 up / 242 down; 2026-10-02 61 up / 207 down; 2026-10-01 139 up / 128 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
On the upside, Banking (+0.12%). Lagging were Trading (-1.39%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.74%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.62%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were GHL in Hydro Power (+6.25%), NICL in Non Life Insurance (+2.99%), CFCL in Finance (+1.77%), GRDBL in Development Banks (+1.73%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,596.11 (-0.92%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,618.59 (-1.77%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.69. The 14-day RSI sits at 43.05, which is neutral territory. MACD(12,26,9) prints -6.51 versus a -3.58 signal line; the histogram is negative at -2.93 and widening session on session.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives 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 below, the swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.