NEPSE 2026-10-13: index 2,599.93 (+4.12 pts, +0.16%). RSI(14) 50.96, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,604.36; turnover Rs 4.74 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-10-13
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,599.93, a move of +4.12 points (+0.16%) on the day from 2,595.81. The session opened at 2,597.93, printed a high of 2,600.95 and a low of 2,589.36.
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,604.36 (-0.17%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,608.65 (-0.33%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.85. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 50.96, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) reads -4.44 against a signal line of -4.85, a positive histogram of +0.41 that is narrowing.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (259 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,599.93 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,604.36 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,608.65 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,688.85 |
| RSI(14) | 50.96 |
| MACD line / signal | -4.44 / -4.85 |
| MACD histogram | +0.41 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,679.90 / 2,556.90 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,557.30 from 2026-10-06, 1.64% below. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 2.18% higher. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,556.90 to 2,679.90.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,597.93, high 2,600.95, low 2,589.36 and close 2,599.93. Body 2.00 points, upper shadow 1.02, lower shadow 8.57; the close is 91.20% up the range. The open was 2.12 points above the previous close.
Trend Direction
All three moving averages (20-day, 50-day, 200-day) sit above the close. The five-session change is +0.82% (from a close of 2,578.73) and the 21-session change +2.70%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down, with a 4-session winning streak now. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is neutral. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.