NEPSE 2026-10-14: index 2,621.26 (+21.33 pts, +0.82%). Breadth 188 up, 80 down; turnover Rs 4.14 billion; top gainer ULBSL +4.95%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-14
The NEPSE index rose 21.33 points (+0.82%) to finish at 2,621.26 against a previous close of 2,599.93. The session opened at 2,607.14, printed a high of 2,621.26 and a low of 2,592.15.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was firmly positive: 67.87% of traded equities advanced (188 up, 80 down, 9 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.14 billion on 39,183 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -19.15% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
NEPSE stood at 2,572.34 five sessions ago, which makes the one-week move +1.90% and the 21-session move +2.41%. The index is -11.73% from its 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.15% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-13 104 up / 167 down; 2026-10-12 105 up / 165 down; 2026-10-09 180 up / 89 down; 2026-10-08 140 up / 127 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Banking (+1.45%), Non-Life Insurance (+1.21%), Development Bank (+1.19%). No sub-index closed in the red. Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were ULBSL in Microfinance (+4.95%), GVL in Hydro Power (+4.20%), NWCL in Others (+3.86%), IGI in Non Life Insurance (+3.57%).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,606.17 (+0.58%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,607.30 (+0.54%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.92. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 56.61, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) prints -1.77 versus a -4.24 signal line; the histogram is positive at +2.47 and widening session on session.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives POSITIVE: the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.