NEPSE closes at 2,664.06, up +1.26%, as advancers outnumber decliners 282 to 53 on turnover 58.1 above its median.

NepseFlow MarketsOctober 28, 20264 min read

Executive Summary

The ^NEPSE closed at 2,664.06, a gain of 33.29 or +1.26% from the prior close of 2,630.77. The advance was broad: 282 stocks rose against 53 that fell, with 13 unchanged.

Turnover reached Rs 7.46 Arba across 63,744 transactions on 19,397,548 shares and 348 traded scripts, running 58.1 above the median of the trailing 10 sessions. The session combined a firm index gain with a strongly positive breadth reading.

Markets Today

The index moved from 2,630.77 to 2,664.06, a change of 33.29 (+1.26%). The move was accompanied by turnover of Rs 7.46 Arba, 58.1 above the trailing median, so the gain was not made on thin participation.

Breadth was one-sided. Advancers numbered 282 against 53 decliners, giving an advance-decline ratio of 5.32, up from 1.01 in the prior session. Positive circuit limits were recorded on 1 scripts and negative circuit limits on 0.

Index Snapshot

^NEPSE closed at 2,664.06, against a previous close of 2,630.77. The change was 33.29, or +1.26%.

Market Breadth

Advancers outnumbered decliners by 282 to 53, with 13 scripts unchanged. The advance-decline ratio of 5.32 compares with 1.01 in the previous session, a change of 426.7.

New highs were recorded on 3 scripts and new lows on 0. Positive circuit limits were hit by 1 scripts and negative circuit limits by 0.

Sector Performance

Finance led the sectors with a median change of +2.06%, its breadth reading at 12/2. Finance recorded a median change of +2.06%, while Non-Convertible Debenture was the weakest at +0.11%.

Top Movers

BENH was the top gainer at +15.00%, and PBD88 the top loser at -2.96%. LEC recorded the highest turnover of the session.

Among individual streaks, BENH extended an up run to 4 sessions and SWASTIK an up run to 4. HFIN has fallen for 7 consecutive sessions.

Turnover and Participation

Turnover of Rs 7.46 Arba was recorded across 63,744 transactions, with 19,397,548 shares changing hands in 348 scripts. Turnover stood 58.1 above the median of the trailing 10 sessions.

Key Observations

The session's defining feature was the alignment of a firm index gain with strongly positive breadth and above-median turnover. The advance-decline ratio rose from 1.01 to 5.32, a change of 426.7.

Book closures fell on this date for MFIL (Cash dividend 15.0%), MFIL (Bonus 5.0%) and BARUN (Cash dividend 0.25%).

Technical snapshot & sector sentiment

The NEPSE index closed at 2,664.06 (+1.26%). On the latest completed session, RSI(14) read 57.9 (neutral) and the index sat above its 50-session average by 1.02%. Our regime classifier reads down-trending, low volatility. The composite sentiment gauge is Extreme Greed at 78/100. Our latest ratings (2026-10-27) put 93 counters bullish against 112 bearish.

SectorMedianAdv / DecOur read
Finance+2.06%12 / 2Bearish (2 up, 11 down)
Investment+1.93%8 / 0Bearish (3 up, 3 down)
Hydro Power+1.90%99 / 13Bullish (43 up, 30 down)
Life Insurance+1.87%13 / 1Bearish (5 up, 5 down)
Hotels And Tourism+1.52%8 / 0Bearish (2 up, 4 down)
Others+1.48%8 / 1Bearish (1 up, 8 down)
Commercial Banks+1.31%20 / 0Bullish (17 up, 1 down)
Manufacturing And Processing+0.75%12 / 2Bullish (5 up, 5 down)
Development Banks+0.73%14 / 2Bullish (5 up, 7 down)
Microfinance+0.65%36 / 12Bearish (9 up, 27 down)
Mutual Fund+0.50%27 / 10—
Non Life Insurance+0.26%12 / 1Bearish (1 up, 10 down)
Non-Convertible Debenture+0.11%12 / 8—

“Our read” rolls up our stored technical verdicts for each sector's constituents (a documented heuristic, not advice).

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