NEPSE 2026-10-26: index 2,629.82 (-4.35 pts, -0.17%). Breadth 99 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer BENH +14.99%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-10-26
The NEPSE index fell 4.35 points (-0.17%) to finish at 2,629.82 against a previous close of 2,634.17. It opened at 2,630.84 and traded between 2,620.69 (low) and 2,637.65 (high).
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning negative: 35.87% of traded equities advanced (99 up, 171 down, 6 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 1 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 4.00 billion on 38,788 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -14.78% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Five sessions ago NEPSE closed at 2,595.81, so the week-on-week change is +1.31%; over 21 sessions it is +0.67%. The index is -11.44% from its 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.50% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-16 173 up / 91 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Trading (+1.12%), Manufacturing and Processing (+1.04%), Hydropower (+0.25%). Lagging were Development Bank (-1.21%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.65%), Banking (-0.50%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were BENH in Hydro Power (+14.99%), SONA in Manufacturing and Processing (+5.07%), VLBS in Microfinance (+2.18%).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,607.14 (+0.87%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,604.25 (+0.98%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.22. RSI(14) is 58.19, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) reads 4.96 against a signal line of -0.56, a positive histogram of +5.52 that is widening.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are overhead, the 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.