Weekly market report, 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-20
The trading week in plain words.
The week
Over 4 sessions from 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-20, NEPSE fell 14.43 points or 0.55% to 2,629.40.
Of 376 scrips that traded across the week, 95 ended higher, 261 lower and 20 unchanged.
Turnover was about Rs 17.9 Arab; the busiest session was 2026-08-17 and the quietest 2026-08-19.
Trading Index led the sector indices at +1.10%; Finance Index was weakest at −1.94%.
2 scrips closed at the upper daily limit on two or more sessions and 0 at the lower.
2 new 52-week highs and 39 new 52-week lows during the week.
The market regime read range at the week's close.
Sector indices
- Trading Index+1.10%
- HydroPower Index+0.62%
- Manufacturing And Processing Index+0.58%
- Others Index−0.29%
- Banking SubIndex−0.74%
- Mutual Fund Index−1.19%
- Development Bank Index−1.29%
- Life Insurance Index−1.42%
- Microfinance Index−1.42%
- Non Life Insurance Index−1.52%
- Hotels And Tourism Index−1.59%
- Investment Index−1.65%
- Finance Index−1.94%
Top gainers of the week
Top losers of the week
Limits and 52-week extremes
Lower limit on 2 or more sessions (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.