NEPSE 2026-11-05: index 2,652.58 (-12.95 pts, -0.49%). Breadth 56 up, 211 down; turnover Rs 4.72 billion; top gainer SNORL +2.86%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-11-05
NEPSE closed at 2,652.58, down 12.95 points (-0.49%) from the previous close of 2,665.53. It opened at 2,665.95 and traded between 2,639.23 (low) and 2,671.17 (high).
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was firmly negative: 20.07% of traded equities advanced (56 up, 211 down, 12 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 44,412 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -9.91% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,695.60 five sessions earlier the index is -1.60% on the week, and +2.07% across 21 sessions. The index is -10.67% from its 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.04% above the 52-week low of 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). Recent session breadth: 2026-11-04 97 up / 171 down; 2026-11-03 143 up / 121 down; 2026-11-02 20 up / 252 down; 2026-10-30 101 up / 169 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Microfinance (+0.07%). Lagging were Development Bank (-0.71%), Hydropower (-0.68%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.62%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were SNORL in Hydro Power (+2.86%), MERO in Microfinance (+2.42%), CFCL in Finance (+1.34%), SPIL in Non Life Insurance (+1.33%).
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,624.94 (+1.05%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,606.42 (+1.77%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,691.73. RSI(14) is 56.07, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 17.71 with the signal at 14.07, leaving a positive histogram of +3.64, and the gap is narrowing.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives NEUTRAL: the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, 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 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.