NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). RSI(14) 55.81, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,578.60; turnover Rs 5.50 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-09-17
The NEPSE index rose 11.94 points (+0.46%) to finish at 2,624.36 against a previous close of 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,578.60 (+1.77%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,626.13 (-0.07%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.46. RSI(14) is 55.81, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) reads -9.46 against a signal line of -21.19, a positive histogram of +11.72 that is widening.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (260 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,624.36 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,578.60 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,626.13 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,689.46 |
| RSI(14) | 55.81 |
| MACD line / signal | -9.46 / -21.19 |
| MACD histogram | +11.72 |
| 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 0.84% beneath the close. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 1.23% 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
The daily candle is a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,616.12, high 2,637.58, low 2,615.69, close 2,624.36. The real body spans 8.24 points with an upper shadow of 13.22 and a lower shadow of 0.43, and the close sits 39.61% of the way up the day's range. The session opened 3.70 points above the prior 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 2,531.55 (from a close of +3.67%) and the 21-session change -0.74%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as positive under the fixed rules used here. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.