NEPSE 2026-11-02: index 2,657.50 (-32.65 pts, -1.21%). RSI(14) 58.61, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,615.91; turnover Rs 7.18 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Today — 2026-11-02
The NEPSE index fell 32.65 points (-1.21%) to finish at 2,657.50 against a previous close of 2,690.15. It opened at 2,690.10 and traded between 2,651.15 (low) and 2,691.10 (high).
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,615.91 (+1.59%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,605.48 (+2.00%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,690.63. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 58.61, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) reads 18.53 against a signal line of 9.96, a positive histogram of +8.57 that is narrowing.
Indicator Table
Indicator values computed from adjusted daily NEPSE closes (254 bars):
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Close | 2,657.50 |
| 20-day SMA | 2,615.91 |
| 50-day SMA | 2,605.48 |
| 200-day SMA | 2,690.63 |
| RSI(14) | 58.61 |
| MACD line / signal | 18.53 / 9.96 |
| MACD histogram | +8.57 |
| 20-day high / low | 2,712.99 / 2,557.30 |
| 52-week high / low | 2,969.50 / 2,501.49 |
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,629.22 from 2026-08-12, 1.06% below. Overhead, the closest swing high is 2,671.04 from 2026-09-23, 0.51% 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 2,712.99.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a solid bearish candle (body covers most of the range) — open 2,690.10, high 2,691.10, low 2,651.15 and close 2,657.50. The real body spans 32.60 points with an upper shadow of 1.00 and a lower shadow of 6.35, and the close sits 15.89% of the way up the day's range. Relative to the previous close, the open was 0.05 points below it.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Five sessions back the index was at +1.05%, so it is 2,629.82 since then and +1.05% over 21 sessions; the last five closes split 3 up, 2 down, with a 2-session losing streak now. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as neutral under the fixed rules used here. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.