Weekly market report, 2026-03-15 to 2026-03-19

The trading week in plain words.

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The week

Over 4 sessions from 2026-03-15 to 2026-03-19, NEPSE rose 56.59 points or 2.01% to 2,877.03.

Of 370 scrips that traded across the week, 246 ended higher, 111 lower and 13 unchanged.

Turnover was about Rs 59.8 Arab; the busiest session was 2026-03-19 and the quietest 2026-03-16.

Development Bank Index led the sector indices at +4.52%; Mutual Fund Index was weakest at −0.27%.

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

21 new 52-week highs and 0 new 52-week lows during the week.

Sector indices

Development Bank Index+4.52%
HydroPower Index+3.35%
Manufacturing And Processing Index+2.59%
Banking SubIndex+2.58%
Trading Index+2.54%
Non Life Insurance Index+1.48%
Finance Index+1.25%
Life Insurance Index+1.00%
Others Index+0.79%
Hotels And Tourism Index+0.68%
Microfinance Index+0.37%
Investment Index+0.29%
Mutual Fund Index−0.27%

Top gainers of the week

SABBL1,388.60+46.38%
HFIN163.40+46.15%
RSML1,250.10+39.94%
CORBL1,960.90+19.06%
MHNL323.50+12.68%

Top losers of the week

DHEL705.10−12.95%
TSHL763.00−5.93%
NABBC1,500.00−4.76%
EBLD861,100.00−4.35%
KKHC296.00−4.21%

Most traded by value

NHPC312.002.44 Arab
RIDI364.002.23 Arab
AKJCL414.102.16 Arab
HDHPC253.401.79 Arab
NGPL474.001.53 Arab

Limits and 52-week extremes

Upper limit on 2 or more sessions (4)

HFIN, SABBL, RSML, SOHL

Lower limit on 2 or more sessions (0)

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New 52-week highs during the week (21)

AHPC, AKJCL, AKPL, CZBIL, GLH, HDHPC, HURJA, KBL, LEC, LSL, MBL, MHNL, MPFL, NHPC, PPCL, RIDI, SEF, SPDL, SSHL, TPC, UPPER

New 52-week lows during the week (0)

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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.