NEPSE 2026-10-02: index 2,587.25 (-11.90 pts, -0.46%). RSI(14) 45.43, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,590.40; turnover Rs 4.29 billion. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Daily Report Nepal — 2026-10-02
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,587.25, a move of -11.90 points (-0.46%) on the day from 2,599.15. The session opened at 2,592.26, printed a high of 2,600.47 and a low of 2,582.36.
Candlestick Read
Today's bar classifies as a bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides), from an open of 2,592.26 through a high of 2,600.47 and a low of 2,582.36 to a close of 2,587.25. The body measures 5.01 points against shadows of 8.21 (upper) and 4.89 (lower), leaving the close 27.00% of the way from the low to the high. Relative to the previous close, the open was 6.89 points below it.
NEPSE OHLC
The session's index prints:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Previous close | 2,599.15 |
| Open | 2,592.26 |
| High | 2,600.47 |
| Low | 2,582.36 |
| Close | 2,587.25 |
| Change | -11.90 (-0.46%) |
| Range | 18.11 points |
| Candle | bearish spinning top (small body, shadows on both sides) |
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,546.69 (set on 2026-07-14), 1.57% under the close. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 2.68% 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
High to low the index covered 18.11 points, 0.70% of the previous close, and settled 27.00% of the way up that span. The 20-session band is 2,501.49 to 2,679.90. The 52-week extremes are 2,469.37 (2025-10-26) and 2,969.50 (2026-03-25), so the close is -12.87% off the yearly high and +4.77% above the yearly low.
Trend Direction
The close is below all three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Over five sessions the index is -1.62% (from 2,629.81) and over 21 sessions +1.17%; the last five closes were 1 up and 4 down. On the rule set (price, breadth, 20-day average, MACD) the read is cautious. Nothing here is advice — it is what the closing data shows.