NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). RSI(14) 55.81, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,578.60; turnover Rs 5.50 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Daily Closing Nepal — 2026-09-17
The NEPSE index rose 11.94 points (+0.46%) to finish at 2,624.36 against a previous close of 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
Strength and Weakness
Strengths: index +0.46% on the day; breadth 178 up vs 85 down; close above the 20-day SMA (2,578.60); MACD histogram +11.72; 11 of 13 sub-indices higher. Weaknesses: close below the 50-day SMA (2,626.13).
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 178 up against 85 down, with 16 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 2.09. Put another way, 63.80% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 339 scrips traded in total. For comparison, 2026-09-16 finished with 43 up and 225 down.
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,578.60 (+1.77%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,626.13 (-0.07%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.46. RSI(14) is 55.81, in the neutral zone. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at -9.46 with the signal at -21.19, leaving a positive histogram of +11.72, and the gap is widening.
What to Watch
Checkpoints for the next session, drawn only from the levels above:
- A close above 2,656.54 (the 2026-08-13 swing high) would clear the nearest overhead level.
- A close below 2,602.39 (the 2026-07-01 swing low) would break the nearest support.
- The 20-day SMA at 2,578.60 is the short-term trend line to track.
- RSI(14) at 55.81 leaves 14.19 points room before the 70 overbought line.
- Follow-through in the leaders (DLBS, NABBC) is the tell for continuation.
Trend Direction
The close is above 1 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is 2,531.55 (from a close of +3.67%) and the 21-session change -0.74%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down. On the rule set (price, breadth, 20-day average, MACD) the read is positive. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.