The NEPSE index rose 1.18 to 2,695.6 on turnover 80.9 above its trailing median, with Commercial Banks leading the sector table.
Executive Summary
The index closed at 2,695.6, a change of 31.54 or +1.18% from the prior close of 2,664.06. The advance came on turnover that stood 80.9 above the trailing median, a combination the session data classifies as a rise on rising turnover.
Breadth was positive but narrower than in the preceding session. The advance-decline ratio stood at 1.91, against 5.32 previously, a change of -64.1. Advancers numbered 221 against 116 decliners, so advancers outnumbered decliners on the day even as the ratio eased.
Commercial Banks was the strongest sector by median change at +2.69%, with sector breadth of 20/1. Hydro Power was the weakest at -0.05%, with breadth of 49/58.
Markets Today
The ^NEPSE closed at 2,695.6, up 31.54 from 2,664.06, a gain of +1.18%. The move was accompanied by turnover of Rs 8.57 Arba across 69,619 transactions and 23,258,009 shares in 350 traded scripts.
Turnover has now run above its trailing median for 10 sessions, with today's reading 80.9 above that median. The session's gain therefore rests on activity above the recent norm rather than on thin volume.
Breadth
Advancers totalled 221, decliners 116 and unchanged issues 13, giving an advance-decline ratio of 1.91. That is below the prior session's 5.32, a change of -64.1, indicating that participation narrowed even as the index advanced.
The session recorded 8 issues at fifty-two-week highs and 0 at lows, with 1 issues at the positive circuit and 0 at the negative circuit.
Sector Performance
Commercial Banks led the sector table with a median change of +2.69% and breadth of 20/1. Hydro Power was the weakest sector, with a median change of -0.05% and breadth of 49/58, a marginal decline at the median level.
Top Movers
BENH was the session's top gainer at +15.00%, while NRN was the top loser at -3.65%. GHL recorded the highest turnover.
Among individual names, BENH extended an upward streak to 5 sessions. CKHL recorded a downward streak of 4 sessions. MNMF1 traded at 91.4 times its median volume of 4,274.5, an unusual volume reading.
Technical snapshot & sector sentiment
The NEPSE index closed at 2,695.6 (+1.18%). On the latest completed session, RSI(14) read 64.8 (neutral) and the index sat above its 50-session average by 2.17%. Our regime classifier reads down-trending, low volatility. The composite sentiment gauge is Greed at 73/100. Our latest ratings (2026-10-28) put 121 counters bullish against 74 bearish.
| Sector | Median | Adv / Dec | Our read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Banks | +2.69% | 20 / 1 | Bullish (17 up, 0 down) |
| Finance | +1.86% | 12 / 2 | Bearish (1 up, 6 down) |
| Others | +1.71% | 8 / 1 | Bearish (1 up, 6 down) |
| Development Banks | +1.41% | 13 / 3 | Bullish (7 up, 6 down) |
| Life Insurance | +0.93% | 11 / 3 | Bullish (9 up, 2 down) |
| Non Life Insurance | +0.92% | 10 / 4 | Bearish (1 up, 8 down) |
| Hotels And Tourism | +0.81% | 5 / 3 | Neutral (3 up, 4 down) |
| Investment | +0.62% | 6 / 1 | Bullish (4 up, 2 down) |
| Manufacturing And Processing | +0.48% | 13 / 2 | Bullish (6 up, 4 down) |
| Microfinance | +0.46% | 34 / 14 | Bearish (12 up, 19 down) |
| Mutual Fund | +0.22% | 25 / 13 | — |
| Non-Convertible Debenture | +0.09% | 13 / 11 | — |
| Hydro Power | -0.05% | 49 / 58 | Bullish (60 up, 16 down) |
“Our read” rolls up our stored technical verdicts for each sector's constituents (a documented heuristic, not advice).
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