NEPSE 2026-11-06: index 2,655.22 (+2.64 pts, +0.10%). Breadth 158 up, 107 down; turnover Rs 3.46 billion; top gainer CREST +14.08%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-11-06
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,655.22, a move of +2.64 points (+0.10%) on the day from 2,652.58. Intraday the index ranged from 2,647.11 to 2,661.44 after opening at 2,650.23.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning positive: 56.63% of traded equities advanced (158 up, 107 down, 14 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 1 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 3.46 billion on 33,215 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -33.50% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,690.15 five sessions earlier the index is -1.30% on the week, and +2.16% across 21 sessions. That leaves it -10.58% below the 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +6.15% over the 52-week low of 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). Recent session breadth: 2026-11-05 55 up / 211 down; 2026-11-04 97 up / 171 down; 2026-11-03 143 up / 121 down; 2026-11-02 20 up / 252 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Non-Life Insurance (+0.65%), Mutual Fund (+0.55%), Life Insurance (+0.36%). Lagging were Others (-0.88%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were CREST in Life Insurance (+14.08%), BENH in Hydro Power (+5.78%), RBCL in Non Life Insurance (+3.42%), NMBMF in Microfinance (+3.19%).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,628.34 (+1.02%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,606.64 (+1.86%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,692.08. RSI(14) is 56.74, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 16.80 with the signal at 14.62, leaving a positive histogram of +2.19, and the gap is narrowing.
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 the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.