NEPSE extends gains as breadth flips decisively positive, with 2.35 advancers for every decliner
Executive Summary
The Nepal Stock Exchange closed higher, with the benchmark index gaining +0.82% to settle at 2,621.26. The advance marks the 4th consecutive positive session, with a cumulative gain of approximately 1.78 over that span.
Market breadth improved sharply from the prior session. The advance-decline ratio rose to 2.35 from 0.71, a change of 231. Advancers totalled 233 against 99 decliners, a one-sided positive breadth reading.
Markets Today
The benchmark index ^NEPSE closed at 2,621.26, up 21.32 from the previous close of 2,599.94. The move represents a gain of +0.82%.
Activity was spread across 354 traded scripts, with 39,183 transactions and 11,674,209 shares changing hands. Total turnover stood at Rs 4.14 Arba.
Market Breadth
Advancers outnumbered decliners by a wide margin, with 233 stocks advancing against 99 declining. The advance-decline ratio of 2.35 compares with 0.71 in the prior session, a shift of 231.
The session recorded 0 stocks hitting the positive circuit and 0 hitting the negative circuit. There were 4 new fifty-two-week highs and 4 new lows.
Sector Performance
Commercial Banks led sector performance with a median gain of +1.64%. Within the sector, breadth was 19/1, with SBLD89 among the notable gainers.
At the other end, Hydro Power was the weakest sector, with a median change of +0.07%.
Top Movers
SBLD89 was the top gainer, rising +13.21%. SMJC was the top loser, falling -6.32%. KBL recorded the highest turnover of the session.
Among individual stock streaks, GVL extended gains for a 3th straight session, while EBLD91 also rose for a 3th consecutive session. NWCL declined for a 9th straight session.
Key Observations
The index has now advanced for 4 consecutive sessions, accumulating a gain of approximately 1.78. Breadth was strongly positive, with advancers outnumbering decliners by more than two to one.
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Technical snapshot & sector sentiment
The NEPSE index closed at 2,621.26 (+0.82%). On the latest completed session, RSI(14) read 51.8 (neutral) and the index sat below its 50-session average by 0.16%. Our regime classifier reads down-trending, low volatility. The composite sentiment gauge is Greed at 64/100. Our latest ratings (2026-10-13) put 71 counters bullish against 154 bearish.
| Sector | Median | Adv / Dec | Our read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Banks | +1.64% | 19 / 1 | Bullish (15 up, 0 down) |
| Development Banks | +0.91% | 14 / 1 | Bearish (5 up, 8 down) |
| Non Life Insurance | +0.77% | 10 / 3 | Bearish (1 up, 12 down) |
| Life Insurance | +0.71% | 12 / 2 | Bullish (7 up, 2 down) |
| Microfinance | +0.62% | 37 / 10 | Bearish (6 up, 42 down) |
| Others | +0.61% | 7 / 2 | Bearish (1 up, 8 down) |
| Non-Convertible Debenture | +0.61% | 19 / 7 | — |
| Investment | +0.47% | 6 / 2 | Bearish (1 up, 5 down) |
| Manufacturing And Processing | +0.24% | 12 / 3 | Bullish (7 up, 4 down) |
| Finance | +0.21% | 9 / 5 | Bearish (2 up, 11 down) |
| Hotels And Tourism | +0.17% | 6 / 2 | Bearish (2 up, 4 down) |
| Mutual Fund | +0.11% | 24 / 12 | — |
| Hydro Power | +0.07% | 57 / 48 | Bearish (23 up, 56 down) |
“Our read” rolls up our stored technical verdicts for each sector's constituents (a documented heuristic, not advice).
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