NEPSE 2026-10-01: index 2,599.15 (+0.26 pts, +0.01%). RSI(14) 48.14, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,586.70; turnover Rs 4.89 billion. Read: positive.
NEPSE Daily Closing Nepal — 2026-10-01
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,599.15, a move of +0.26 points (+0.01%) on the day from 2,598.89. Intraday the index ranged from 2,589.12 to 2,605.72 after opening at 2,597.55.
Strength and Weakness
Strengths: index +0.01% on the day; breadth 139 up vs 128 down; close above the 20-day SMA (2,586.70); MACD histogram +2.89. Weaknesses: close below the 50-day SMA (2,629.21); 4 of 13 sub-indices higher.
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 139 advanced, 128 declined and 12 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 1.09. Advancers were 49.82% of the 279 equities counted, on a day when 353 scrips changed hands overall. For comparison, 2026-09-30 finished with 109 up and 157 down.
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,586.70 (+0.48%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,629.21 (-1.14%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,691.40. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 48.14, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) reads 0.72 against a signal line of -2.17, a positive histogram of +2.89 that is narrowing.
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 2,546.69 (the 2026-07-14 swing low) would break the nearest support.
- The 20-day SMA at 2,586.70 is the short-term trend line to track.
- RSI(14) at 48.14 leaves 21.86 points room before the 70 overbought line.
- Follow-through in the leaders (SINDU, CORBL) is the tell for continuation.
Trend Direction
The close is above 1 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Five sessions back the index was at 2,618.03, so it is -0.72% since then and +1.59% over 21 sessions; the last five closes split 2 up, 3 down. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as positive under the fixed rules used here. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.