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 Market Today — 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.
Breakout or Correction?
A breakout here means a close beyond the prior 20-session range of 2,501.49 to 2,679.90; a correction means a close below it. Today's close of 2,654.28 is inside that range, so neither a breakout nor a breakdown was confirmed. The close is -10.62% from the 52-week high of 2,969.50 and +7.49% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37.
Range Context
High to low the index covered 25.14 points, 0.95% of the previous close, and settled 66.47% of the way up that span. 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 -10.62% from the 52-week high and +7.49% above the 52-week low.
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,629.22 from 2026-08-12, 0.94% below. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 0.09% 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.
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, 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. MACD(12,26,9) prints 0.94 versus a -14.01 signal line; the histogram is positive at +14.95 and widening session on session.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). The five-session change is 2,585.04 (from a close of +2.68%) 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. On the rule set (price, breadth, 20-day average, MACD) the read is positive. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.