On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Nepal Stock Exchange closed the trading week at 2,591.81, up 17.15 points or 0.67 percent on the day. The day's high printed at 2,591.85 and the low at 2,569.09, which means almost the entire session's gain was decided in the closing stretch.
But the Friday close flatters the week. Against the previous Friday's close of 2,587.25, the five sessions net out at a gain of just 4.56 points, or 0.18 percent. That is the number that defines this week: a market that traded five full days and finished almost exactly where it began. Rs 4.82 billion worth of shares changed hands on Friday (Rs 4,823,868,867, per official NEPSE market data), a healthy closing-session turnover that still could not give the index a direction.
The day's leaderboard was dominated by hydropower scrips. Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower (KBSH) rose 4.91 percent to Rs 970, Solu Hydropower (SOHL) added 4.12 percent to Rs 639.40, and Bikash Hydropower Company (BHCL) gained 3.97 percent to Rs 540. On the other side, Ridge Line Energy (RLEL) fell 7.99 percent to Rs 667, the steepest drop among actively traded equities on Friday.
A note of caution on the rest of the losers' list. The two names below RLEL, ICFCD88 and PBD88, are corporate debentures that traded only 25 units each. Thin, illiquid prints like these say nothing about market direction, and reading them as movers would be a mistake.
The Sensitive index, which tracks the market's most liquid large caps, closed at 465.85, up 0.82 percent on the day, a touch firmer than the headline index. For context, the full week's numbers are summarized below, all from official NEPSE market data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NEPSE index close | 2,591.81 (+17.15, +0.67% on the day) |
| Previous Friday close (2 Oct 2026) | 2,587.25 |
| Weekly change | +4.56 points (+0.18%) |
| Friday day high / low | 2,591.85 / 2,569.09 |
| Friday turnover | Rs 4,823,868,867 (Rs 4.82 billion) |
| Sensitive index | 465.85 (+0.82%) |
| Top gainers | KBSH +4.91% (Rs 970) · SOHL +4.12% (Rs 639.40) · BHCL +3.97% (Rs 540) |
| Top losers | RLEL -7.99% (Rs 667) · ICFCD88 -2.90% and PBD88 -2.86% (corporate debentures, 25 units each) |
The week ends with the index 4.56 points above last Friday's close and 17.15 points above Thursday's. The distance between those two numbers is the week's whole story: a strong Friday, a flat week, and a market that has yet to show where it wants to go next.
This article is published for research and education purposes only. It is not investment advice, and nothing here should be read as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. This is not a prediction of future market movement. Figures are official NEPSE market data as of the 9 October 2026 close.