NEPSE 2026-09-22: index 2,654.28 (+7.06 pts, +0.27%). RSI(14) 60.99, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,581.44; turnover Rs 7.05 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Daily Closing Nepal — 2026-09-22
The NEPSE index rose 7.06 points (+0.27%) to finish at 2,654.28 against a previous close of 2,647.22. Intraday the index ranged from 2,637.57 to 2,662.71 after opening at 2,650.77.
Strength and Weakness
Strengths: index +0.27% on the day; breadth 139 up vs 130 down; close above the 20-day SMA (2,581.44); close above the 50-day SMA (2,626.70); MACD histogram +14.95; 7 of 13 sub-indices higher. Weaknesses: none by these measures.
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 139 up against 130 down, with 11 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 1.07. That is 49.64% of the 280 equities in the tally finishing higher; 356 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. For comparison, 2026-09-18 finished with 197 up and 74 down.
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,581.44 (+2.82%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,626.70 (+1.05%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,690.53. The 14-day RSI sits at 60.99, which is neutral territory. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 0.94 with the signal at -14.01, leaving a positive histogram of +14.95, 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 2,629.22 (the 2026-08-12 swing low) would break the nearest support.
- The 20-day SMA at 2,581.44 is the short-term trend line to track.
- RSI(14) at 60.99 leaves 9.01 points room before the 70 overbought line.
- Follow-through in the leaders (MSHL, FMDBL) is the tell for continuation.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is +2.68% (from a close of 2,585.04) and the 21-session change +1.21%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down, with a 3-session winning streak now. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as positive under the fixed rules used here. Nothing here is advice — it is what the closing data shows.