NEPSE 2026-10-26: index 2,629.82 (-4.35 pts, -0.17%). RSI(14) 58.19, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,607.14; turnover Rs 4.00 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-10-26
The NEPSE index fell 4.35 points (-0.17%) to finish at 2,629.82 against a previous close of 2,634.17. It opened at 2,630.84 and traded between 2,620.69 (low) and 2,637.65 (high).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,607.14 (+0.87%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,604.25 (+0.98%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.22. RSI(14) is 58.19, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) prints 4.96 versus a -0.56 signal line; the histogram is positive at +5.52 and widening session on session.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (254 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,629.82 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,607.14 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,604.25 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,689.22 |
| RSI(14) | 58.19 |
| MACD line / signal | 4.96 / -0.56 |
| MACD histogram | +5.52 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,671.04 / 2,557.30 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,469.37 |
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,629.22 (set on 2026-08-12), 0.02% under the close. Overhead, the closest swing high is 2,656.54 from 2026-08-13, 1.02% above the close. Swing points are local extremes over a three-session window on each side; the 20-day band runs 2,557.30 to 2,671.04.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a doji (open and close nearly equal) — open 2,630.84, high 2,637.65, low 2,620.69 and close 2,629.82. The real body spans 1.02 points with an upper shadow of 6.81 and a lower shadow of 9.13, and the close sits 53.83% of the way up the day's range. The open was 3.33 points below 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 2,595.81 (from a close of +1.31%) and the 21-session change +0.67%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is neutral. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.