^NEPSE extends gains to 3 straight sessions as Life Insurance leads sector performance
Executive Summary
The benchmark ^NEPSE closed at 2,599.86, up 4.05 points or +0.15% from the prior close of 2,595.81. The advance marks a third consecutive session of gains, with a cumulative move of approximately 0.96 percent over that span.
Sector performance was led by Life Insurance, where the median change was +1.69% percent and breadth stood at 12/2. The weakest sector was Others, with a median change of -0.87% percent and breadth of 2/7.
Among individual names, GSY recorded a 3-session decline. SFEF and NICSF each traded at unusually high volume relative to their median.
Markets Today
The ^NEPSE gained 4.05 points to close at 2,599.86, a change of +0.15% percent from the previous close of 2,595.81. The move extends the index's winning streak to 3 sessions, with a cumulative gain of approximately 0.96 percent over that period.
Turnover for the session stood at Rs 4.74 Arba, across 46,659 transactions and 13,553,097 shares traded in 351 scripts.
Index Snapshot
^NEPSE closed at 2,599.86, compared with a prior close of 2,595.81. The change was 4.05 points, or +0.15% percent.
The session's gain was moderate in magnitude, with the index advancing 0.15 percent.
Market Breadth
Advancers numbered 139 against 197 decliners, with 15 scripts unchanged. The advance-decline ratio stood at 0.71.
0 scripts hit the positive circuit, while 1 hit the negative circuit. 3 scripts touched a 52-week high and 5 touched a 52-week low.
Sector Performance
Life Insurance was the strongest sector, with a median change of +1.69% percent and breadth of 12/2.
Others was the weakest sector, with a median change of -0.87% percent and breadth of 2/7.
Top Movers
SMJC was the top gainer, up +12.44% percent. SNORL was the top loser, down -15.00% percent. GHL recorded the highest turnover.
GSY declined for a 3th consecutive session. SFEF traded at 36.9 times its median volume of 9,250, and NICSF traded at 28.4 times its median volume of 4,474.
Key Observations
The index has now risen for 3 consecutive sessions, accumulating a gain of approximately 0.96 percent. Life Insurance led sector performance with a median change of +1.69% percent.
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Technical snapshot & sector sentiment
The NEPSE index closed at 2,599.86 (+0.15%). On the latest completed session, RSI(14) read 49.5 (neutral) and the index sat below its 50-session average by 0.52%. Our regime classifier reads down-trending, low volatility. The composite sentiment gauge is Neutral at 48/100. Our latest ratings (2026-10-12) put 69 counters bullish against 157 bearish.
| Sector | Median | Adv / Dec | Our read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | +1.69% | 12 / 2 | Bearish (3 up, 7 down) |
| Commercial Banks | +0.42% | 15 / 4 | Bullish (15 up, 0 down) |
| Non-Convertible Debenture | +0.41% | 16 / 6 | — |
| Non Life Insurance | +0.18% | 7 / 5 | Bearish (0 up, 13 down) |
| Investment | +0.02% | 4 / 4 | Bearish (1 up, 5 down) |
| Microfinance | -0.11% | 19 / 29 | Bearish (7 up, 40 down) |
| Development Banks | -0.16% | 8 / 8 | Bearish (5 up, 7 down) |
| Mutual Fund | -0.19% | 18 / 23 | — |
| Hotels And Tourism | -0.35% | 2 / 6 | Bearish (2 up, 5 down) |
| Finance | -0.45% | 4 / 10 | Bearish (2 up, 11 down) |
| Hydro Power | -0.59% | 27 / 80 | Bearish (28 up, 54 down) |
| Manufacturing And Processing | -0.82% | 5 / 11 | Bullish (4 up, 6 down) |
| Others | -0.87% | 2 / 7 | Bearish (1 up, 8 down) |
“Our read” rolls up our stored technical verdicts for each sector's constituents (a documented heuristic, not advice).
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