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 Report Nepal — 2026-09-17
NEPSE closed at 2,624.36, up 11.94 points (+0.46%) from the 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.
Candlestick Read
On the daily chart the session printed a bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) — open 2,616.12, high 2,637.58, low 2,615.69 and close 2,624.36. Body 8.24 points, upper shadow 13.22, lower shadow 0.43; the close is 39.61% up the range. The session opened 3.70 points above the prior close.
NEPSE OHLC
The session's index prints:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Previous close | 2,612.42 |
| Open | 2,616.12 |
| High | 2,637.58 |
| Low | 2,615.69 |
| Close | 2,624.36 |
| Change | +11.94 (+0.46%) |
| Range | 21.89 points |
| Candle | bullish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) |
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,602.39 (set on 2026-07-01), 0.84% under the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 1.23% away. 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 day's range was 21.89 points (0.84% of the previous close) and the index closed 39.61% of the way up that range. Over the last 20 sessions the index has spanned 2,501.49 to 2,679.90; the 52-week range is 2,469.37 (2025-10-26) to 2,969.50 (2026-03-25), leaving the close -11.62% from the 52-week high and +6.28% above the 52-week low.
Trend Direction
The close is above 1 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is +3.67% (from a close of 2,531.55) and the 21-session change -0.74%, with 4 of the last five closes up and 1 down. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is positive. Nothing here is advice — it is what the closing data shows.