NEPSE 2026-10-02: index 2,587.25 (-11.90 pts, -0.46%). RSI(14) 45.43, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,590.40; turnover Rs 4.29 billion. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-10-02
The NEPSE index fell 11.90 points (-0.46%) to finish at 2,587.25 against a previous close of 2,599.15. The session opened at 2,592.26, printed a high of 2,600.47 and a low of 2,582.36.
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,590.40 (-0.12%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,627.40 (-1.53%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,691.06. RSI(14) is 45.43, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) reads -0.90 against a signal line of -1.91, a positive histogram of +1.01 that is narrowing.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (258 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,587.25 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,590.40 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,627.40 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,691.06 |
| RSI(14) | 45.43 |
| MACD line / signal | -0.90 / -1.91 |
| MACD histogram | +1.01 |
| 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 2,546.69, printed on 2026-07-14 and 1.57% beneath the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 2.68% away. 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 bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,592.26, high 2,600.47, low 2,582.36, close 2,587.25. The real body spans 5.01 points with an upper shadow of 8.21 and a lower shadow of 4.89, and the close sits 27.00% of the way up the day's range. Relative to the previous close, the open was 6.89 points below it.
Trend Direction
All three moving averages (20-day, 50-day, 200-day) sit above the close. The five-session change is -1.62% (from a close of 2,629.81) and the 21-session change +1.17%, with 1 of the last five closes up and 4 down. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as cautious under the fixed rules used here. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.