NEPSE 2026-11-04: index 2,665.53 (+1.40 pts, +0.05%). Breadth 98 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 7.44 billion; top gainer NRIC +15.00%. Read: cautiously positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-11-04
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,665.53, a move of +1.40 points (+0.05%) on the day from 2,664.13. Intraday the index ranged from 2,660.64 to 2,686.06 after opening at 2,668.40.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning negative: 35.25% of traded equities advanced (98 up, 171 down, 9 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 2 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 7.44 billion on 59,185 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran +45.72% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
NEPSE stood at 2,664.06 five sessions ago, which makes the one-week move +0.06% and the 21-session move +2.37%. That leaves it -10.24% below the 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.56% over the 52-week low of 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). Recent session breadth: 2026-11-03 143 up / 121 down; 2026-11-02 20 up / 252 down; 2026-10-30 101 up / 169 down; 2026-10-29 180 up / 91 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Others (+6.19%), Trading (+1.11%), Life Insurance (+0.10%). Lagging were Banking (-0.83%), Finance (-0.82%), Hotels and Tourism (-0.70%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were NRIC in Others (+15.00%), SGHC in Hydro Power (+8.65%), GCIL in Manufacturing and Processing (+5.00%), SGIC in Non Life Insurance (+1.86%).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,622.27 (+1.65%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,606.39 (+2.27%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,691.39. The 14-day RSI sits at 60.30, which is neutral territory. MACD(12,26,9) prints 18.88 versus a 13.16 signal line; the histogram is positive at +5.72 and narrowing session on session.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE — the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: overhead, the swing high at 2,671.04 (2026-09-23) 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.