Weekly market report, 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-21
The trading week in plain words.
The week
Over 4 sessions from 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-21, NEPSE rose 10.17 points or 0.37% to 2,742.11.
Of 377 scrips that traded across the week, 253 ended higher, 110 lower and 14 unchanged.
Turnover was about Rs 13.3 Arab; the busiest session was 2026-05-21 and the quietest 2026-05-18.
Finance Index led the sector indices at +1.25%; Manufacturing And Processing Index was weakest at −0.48%.
No scrip closed at either daily limit on two or more sessions.
1 new 52-week high and 18 new 52-week lows during the week.
Sector indices
- Finance Index+1.25%
- Development Bank Index+0.95%
- HydroPower Index+0.85%
- Others Index+0.77%
- Investment Index+0.68%
- Mutual Fund Index+0.60%
- Life Insurance Index+0.57%
- Hotels And Tourism Index+0.20%
- Banking SubIndex+0.20%
- Microfinance Index+0.06%
- Non Life Insurance Index−0.12%
- Trading Index−0.22%
- Manufacturing And Processing Index−0.48%
Top gainers of the week
Top losers of the week
Limits and 52-week extremes
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.