NEPSE 2026-09-22: index 2,654.28 (+7.06 pts, +0.27%). RSI(14) 60.99, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,581.44; turnover Rs 7.05 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-09-22
NEPSE closed at 2,654.28, up 7.06 points (+0.27%) from the previous close of 2,647.22. The session opened at 2,650.77, printed a high of 2,662.71 and a low of 2,637.57.
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,581.44 (+2.82%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,626.70 (+1.05%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,690.53. RSI(14) is 60.99, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 0.94 with the signal at -14.01, leaving a positive histogram of +14.95, and the gap is widening.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (259 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,654.28 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,581.44 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,626.70 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,690.53 |
| RSI(14) | 60.99 |
| MACD line / signal | 0.94 / -14.01 |
| MACD histogram | +14.95 |
| 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 2,629.22, printed on 2026-08-12 and 0.94% beneath the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 0.09% away. A swing point here is a high or low that beats the three sessions either side of it. The 20-day band is 2,501.49 to 2,679.90.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,650.77 through a high of 2,662.71 and a low of 2,637.57 to a close of 2,654.28. The real body spans 3.51 points with an upper shadow of 8.43 and a lower shadow of 13.20, and the close sits 66.47% of the way up the day's range. The open was 3.55 points above the previous close.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is 2,585.04 (from a close of +2.68%) and the 21-session change +1.21%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down, with a 3-session winning streak now. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is positive. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.