NEPSE 2026-11-13: index 2,648.89 (-6.33 pts, -0.24%). Breadth 110 up, 160 down; turnover Rs 3.05 billion; top gainer SGHC +7.56%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today News — 2026-11-13
The NEPSE index fell 6.33 points (-0.24%) to finish at 2,648.89 against a previous close of 2,655.22. Intraday the index ranged from 2,639.67 to 2,656.23 after opening at 2,649.89.
Investor Sentiment
Sentiment, measured by breadth rather than opinion, was leaning negative: 39.43% of traded equities advanced (110 up, 160 down, 9 flat). Within the top-20 lists, 0 gainers rose 10% or more and 0 losers fell 10% or more. Turnover of Rs 3.05 billion on 31,323 transactions is the participation number to hold that against (the index chart's traded-value series ran -41.34% versus its 20-session average).
Week in Context
Against a close of 2,657.50 five sessions earlier the index is -0.32% on the week, and +2.38% across 21 sessions. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -10.80% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +5.89% above the low of 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). Recent session breadth: 2026-11-06 157 up / 107 down; 2026-11-05 55 up / 211 down; 2026-11-04 97 up / 171 down; 2026-11-03 143 up / 121 down.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Non-Life Insurance (+0.33%), Hydropower (+0.27%), Hotels and Tourism (+0.25%). Lagging were Others (-0.95%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.74%), Life Insurance (-0.68%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were SGHC in Hydro Power (+7.56%), SOPL in Manufacturing and Processing (+3.45%), NLG in Non Life Insurance (+2.63%), BFC in Finance (+2.55%).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,632.44 (+0.62%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,606.79 (+1.62%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,692.16. RSI(14) is 54.60, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) prints 15.39 versus a 14.77 signal line; the histogram is positive at +0.62 and narrowing session on session.
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 the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.