NEPSE 2026-10-06: index 2,578.73 (+11.97 pts, +0.47%). RSI(14) 44.44, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,594.63; turnover Rs 3.14 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-10-06
NEPSE closed at 2,578.73, up 11.97 points (+0.47%) from the previous close of 2,566.76. It opened at 2,559.20 and traded between 2,557.30 (low) and 2,581.58 (high).
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,594.63 (-0.61%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,621.40 (-1.63%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,690.08. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 44.44, a neutral reading. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at -5.06 with the signal at -2.84, leaving a negative histogram of -2.22, and the gap is widening.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (259 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,578.73 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,594.63 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,621.40 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,690.08 |
| RSI(14) | 44.44 |
| MACD line / signal | -5.06 / -2.84 |
| MACD histogram | -2.22 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,679.90 / 2,524.55 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,546.69 from 2026-07-14, 1.24% below. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 3.02% higher. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,524.55 to 2,679.90.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a solid bullish candle (body covers most of the range), from an open of 2,559.20 through a high of 2,581.58 and a low of 2,557.30 to a close of 2,578.73. The body measures 19.53 points against shadows of 2.85 (upper) and 1.90 (lower), leaving the close 88.26% of the way from the low to the high. Relative to the previous close, the open was 7.56 points below it.
Trend Direction
The close is below all three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is 2,603.71 (from a close of -0.96%) and the 21-session change +2.22%, with 2 of the last five closes up and 3 down. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as neutral under the fixed rules used here. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.