Weekly market report, 2026-01-18 to 2026-01-22

The trading week in plain words.

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The week

Over 4 sessions from 2026-01-18 to 2026-01-22, NEPSE rose 73.18 points or 2.77% to 2,714.61.

Of 358 scrips that traded across the week, 267 ended higher, 84 lower and 7 unchanged.

Turnover was about Rs 38.5 Arab; the busiest session was 2026-01-20 and the quietest 2026-01-18.

Finance Index led the sector indices at +7.48%; Trading Index was weakest at −1.62%.

2 scrips closed at the upper daily limit on two or more sessions and 0 at the lower.

6 new 52-week highs and 3 new 52-week lows during the week.

Sector indices

Finance Index+7.48%
Development Bank Index+5.49%
Manufacturing And Processing Index+4.77%
Hotels And Tourism Index+4.77%
HydroPower Index+3.35%
Microfinance Index+2.99%
Investment Index+2.94%
Life Insurance Index+2.81%
Others Index+2.55%
Non Life Insurance Index+2.29%
Banking SubIndex+1.62%
Mutual Fund Index+0.82%
Trading Index−1.62%

Top gainers of the week

SAIL1,398.10+27.10%
SYPNL1,710.50+23.50%
AKJCL244.00+20.32%
GUFL606.00+18.59%
BANDIPUR980.00+18.07%

Top losers of the week

TSHL798.00−11.33%
SMHL474.78−8.20%
PBD881,151.00−7.92%
NMBMF684.10−6.42%
SBIBD861,144.00−5.84%

Most traded by value

MFIL834.001.52 Arab
SYPNL1,710.501.23 Arab
AKJCL244.001.19 Arab
NRN1,550.001.11 Arab
RADHI805.001.09 Arab

Limits and 52-week extremes

Upper limit on 2 or more sessions (2)

GUFL, SAIL

Lower limit on 2 or more sessions (0)

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New 52-week highs during the week (6)

AKJCL, MEN, MFIL, NABBC, SBI, UMHL

New 52-week lows during the week (3)

MAKAR, PRVU, SLBBLP

A week runs Sunday to Thursday; a holiday only shortens it. Turnover is close times volume per scrip, so it sits near the exchange’s own figure rather than on it. The regime is the one on the breadth page.