NEPSE 2026-09-09: index 2,545.40 (-15.44 pts, -0.60%). RSI(14) 34.90, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,594.39; turnover Rs 4.20 billion. Read: negative.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-09-09
The NEPSE index fell 15.44 points (-0.60%) to finish at 2,545.40 against a previous close of 2,560.84. Intraday the index ranged from 2,543.22 to 2,578.43 after opening at 2,577.05.
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,594.39 (-1.89%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,631.93 (-3.29%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.93. RSI(14) is 34.90, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at -32.16 with the signal at -28.44, leaving a negative histogram of -3.72, and the gap is narrowing.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (260 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,545.40 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,594.39 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,631.93 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,688.93 |
| RSI(14) | 34.90 |
| MACD line / signal | -32.16 / -28.44 |
| MACD histogram | -3.72 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,656.54 / 2,501.49 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
Below the market the first swing low is 2,501.49, printed on 2026-09-01 and 1.73% beneath the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 4.37% away. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,501.49 to 2,656.54.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bearish marubozu (almost no shadows) — open 2,577.05, high 2,578.43, low 2,543.22 and close 2,545.40. The body measures 31.65 points against shadows of 1.38 (upper) and 2.18 (lower), leaving the close 6.19% of the way from the low to the high. The session opened 16.21 points above the prior close.
Trend Direction
All three moving averages (20-day, 50-day, 200-day) sit above the close. The five-session change is +1.27% (from a close of 2,513.42) and the 21-session change -4.10%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is negative. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.