NEPSE 2026-09-16: index 2,612.42 (-21.20 pts, -0.80%). RSI(14) 53.57, close above the 20-day SMA of 2,579.47; turnover Rs 5.39 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Daily Report Nepal — 2026-09-16
The NEPSE index fell 21.20 points (-0.80%) to finish at 2,612.42 against a previous close of 2,633.62. Intraday the index ranged from 2,604.04 to 2,639.41 after opening at 2,635.31.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a solid bearish candle (body covers most of the range), from an open of 2,635.31 through a high of 2,639.41 and a low of 2,604.04 to a close of 2,612.42. Body 22.89 points, upper shadow 4.10, lower shadow 8.38; the close is 23.69% up the range. The open was 1.69 points above the previous close.
NEPSE OHLC
The session's index prints:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Previous close | 2,633.62 |
| Open | 2,635.31 |
| High | 2,639.41 |
| Low | 2,604.04 |
| Close | 2,612.42 |
| Change | -21.20 (-0.80%) |
| Range | 35.37 points |
| Candle | solid bearish candle (body covers most of the range) |
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,602.39 (set on 2026-07-01), 0.38% under the close. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 1.69% higher. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,501.49 to 2,679.90.
Range Context
The intraday span was 35.37 points (1.34% of the prior close), with the close sitting 23.69% up from the low of the range. Zooming out, the past 20 sessions ran from 2,501.49 to 2,679.90, while the 52-week low and high are 2,469.37 (2025-10-26) and 2,969.50 (2026-03-25); the close stands -12.02% from that high and +5.79% above that low.
Trend Direction
The close is above 1 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Over five sessions the index is +2.63% (from 2,545.40) and over 21 sessions -1.46%; the last five closes were 3 up and 2 down. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as neutral under the fixed rules used here. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.