Weekly market report, 2026-02-22 to 2026-02-26

The trading week in plain words.

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The week

Over 5 sessions from 2026-02-22 to 2026-02-26, NEPSE rose 12.78 points or 0.48% to 2,654.93.

Of 368 scrips that traded across the week, 186 ended higher, 164 lower and 18 unchanged.

Turnover was about Rs 24.7 Arab; the busiest session was 2026-02-22 and the quietest 2026-02-26.

Life Insurance Index led the sector indices at +1.87%; Trading Index was weakest at −2.68%.

1 scrip closed at the upper daily limit on two or more sessions and 0 at the lower.

4 new 52-week highs and 14 new 52-week lows during the week.

Sector indices

Life Insurance Index+1.87%
Non Life Insurance Index+1.16%
Finance Index+1.08%
Manufacturing And Processing Index+1.06%
Banking SubIndex+0.94%
Development Bank Index+0.94%
Hotels And Tourism Index+0.90%
Investment Index+0.73%
Microfinance Index+0.10%
Others Index−0.03%
HydroPower Index−0.36%
Mutual Fund Index−0.84%
Trading Index−2.68%

Top gainers of the week

SABBL584.50+61.02%
RSML567.50+56.85%
HIMSTAR1,060.00+13.02%
JHAPA1,455.00+8.18%
MFIL806.00+7.90%

Top losers of the week

BNHC332.60−10.90%
RIDI291.00−10.19%
AHL493.00−8.79%
MHCL350.00−8.40%
AKJCL352.00−5.63%

Most traded by value

AKJCL352.001.72 Arab
SYPNL1,855.001.37 Arab
RIDI291.001.07 Arab
NGPL424.9091.9 Crore
RADHI849.0069.6 Crore

Limits and 52-week extremes

Upper limit on 2 or more sessions (1)

SABBL

Lower limit on 2 or more sessions (0)

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New 52-week highs during the week (4)

BNHC, NIBSF2, STC, TVCL

New 52-week lows during the week (14)

AHL, GMFBS, HEIP, MCHL, MHCL, MKHC, MLBSL, NICL, NIMB, SMJC, SPL, TAMOR, UNLB, USLB

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.