NEPSE 2026-09-16: index 2,612.42 (-21.20 pts, -0.80%). RSI(14) 53.57, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,579.47; turnover Rs 5.39 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-09-16
NEPSE closed at 2,612.42, down 21.20 points (-0.80%) from the previous close of 2,633.62. It opened at 2,635.31 and traded between 2,604.04 (low) and 2,639.41 (high).
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,579.47 (+1.28%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,626.19 (-0.52%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.06. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 53.57, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) prints -14.01 versus a -24.12 signal line; the histogram is positive at +10.11 and widening session on session.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (260 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,612.42 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,579.47 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,626.19 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,689.06 |
| RSI(14) | 53.57 |
| MACD line / signal | -14.01 / -24.12 |
| MACD histogram | +10.11 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,679.90 / 2,501.49 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
Below the market the first swing low is 2,602.39, printed on 2026-07-01 and 0.38% beneath the close. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 1.69% higher. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,501.49 to 2,679.90.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a solid bearish candle (body covers most of the range), from an open of 2,635.31 through a high of 2,639.41 and a low of 2,604.04 to a close of 2,612.42. The real body spans 22.89 points with an upper shadow of 4.10 and a lower shadow of 8.38, and the close sits 23.69% of the way up the day's range. The open was 1.69 points above the previous close.
Trend Direction
The close is above 1 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is +2.63% (from a close of 2,545.40) and the 21-session change -1.46%, with 3 of the last five closes up and 2 down. On the rule set (price, breadth, 20-day average, MACD) the read is neutral. Nothing here is advice — it is what the closing data shows.