NEPSE 2026-10-15: index 2,625.93 (+4.67 pts, +0.18%). Breadth 173 up, 90 down; turnover Rs 4.72 billion; top gainer HEI +6.35%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-15
The NEPSE index rose 4.67 points (+0.18%) to finish at 2,625.93 against a previous close of 2,621.26. The session opened at 2,621.41, printed a high of 2,630.57 and a low of 2,615.71.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning positive: 62.23% of traded equities advanced (173 up, 90 down, 15 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.72 billion on 38,861 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -5.24% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,574.65 five sessions earlier the index is +1.99% on the week, and +1.58% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -11.57% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.34% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-14 188 up / 80 down; 2026-10-13 104 up / 167 down; 2026-10-12 105 up / 165 down; 2026-10-09 180 up / 89 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
On the upside, Finance (+1.04%), Investment (+0.79%), Hydropower (+0.63%). Under pressure were Trading (-0.56%), Others (-0.20%), Banking (-0.17%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were HEI in Non Life Insurance (+6.35%), MFIL in Finance (+4.44%), RIDI in Hydro Power (+3.75%), SHLB in Microfinance (+2.98%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,605.78 (+0.77%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,606.37 (+0.75%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.98. RSI(14) is 57.75, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) prints 0.71 versus a -3.25 signal line; the histogram is positive at +3.96 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. Levels to watch: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.