NEPSE 2026-10-16: index 2,634.17 (+8.24 pts, +0.31%). Breadth 174 up, 91 down; turnover Rs 4.88 billion; top gainer CKHL +14.82%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-16
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,634.17, a move of +8.24 points (+0.31%) on the day from 2,625.93. It opened at 2,626.41 and traded between 2,622.78 (low) and 2,638.42 (high).
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning positive: 62.82% of traded equities advanced (174 up, 91 down, 12 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 2 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.88 billion on 39,295 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran +2.24% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Five sessions ago NEPSE closed at 2,591.80, so the week-on-week change is +1.63%; over 21 sessions it is +0.02%. That leaves it -11.29% below the 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.67% over the 52-week low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-15 172 up / 90 down; 2026-10-14 188 up / 80 down; 2026-10-13 104 up / 167 down; 2026-10-12 105 up / 165 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Mutual Fund (+0.77%), Banking (+0.73%), Microfinance (+0.53%). Lagging were Trading (-0.54%), Others (-0.30%), Finance (-0.25%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were CKHL in Hydro Power (+14.82%), ECL in Manufacturing and Processing (+7.47%), SMFBS in Microfinance (+5.73%), NIMB in Commercial Banks (+3.36%).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,606.87 (+1.05%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,605.34 (+1.11%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.11. RSI(14) is 59.77, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 3.31 with the signal at -1.94, leaving a positive histogram of +5.25, and the gap is widening.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.