NEPSE 2026-10-16: index 2,634.17 (+8.24 pts, +0.31%). RSI(14) 59.77, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,606.87; turnover Rs 4.88 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-10-16
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,634.17, a move of +8.24 points (+0.31%) on the day from 2,625.93. Intraday the index ranged from 2,622.78 to 2,638.42 after opening at 2,626.41.
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,606.87 (+1.05%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,605.34 (+1.11%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.11. RSI(14) is 59.77, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) reads 3.31 against a signal line of -1.94, a positive histogram of +5.25 that is widening.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (259 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,634.17 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,606.87 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,605.34 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,689.11 |
| RSI(14) | 59.77 |
| MACD line / signal | 3.31 / -1.94 |
| MACD histogram | +5.25 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,671.04 / 2,557.30 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,629.22 from 2026-08-12, 0.19% below. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 0.85% higher. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,557.30 to 2,671.04.
Candlestick Read
The daily candle is a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides): open 2,626.41, high 2,638.42, low 2,622.78, close 2,634.17. The body measures 7.76 points against shadows of 4.25 (upper) and 3.63 (lower), leaving the close 72.83% of the way from the low to the high. The session opened 0.48 points above the prior close.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Over five sessions the index is 2,591.80 (from +1.63%) and over 21 sessions +0.02%; the last five closes were 5 up and 0 down, with a 7-session winning streak now. On the rule set (price, breadth, 20-day average, MACD) the read is positive. Nothing here is advice — it is what the closing data shows.