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 Market Today — 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. It opened at 2,597.55 and traded between 2,589.12 (low) and 2,605.72 (high).
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 2,599.15 is inside that range, so neither a breakout nor a breakdown was confirmed. The close is -12.47% from the 52-week high of 2,969.50 and +5.26% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37.
Range Context
High to low the index covered 16.60 points, 0.64% of the previous close, and settled 60.42% 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 -12.47% from the 52-week high and +5.26% above the 52-week low.
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,546.69 (set on 2026-07-14), 2.02% under the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 2.21% away. Swing points are local extremes over a three-session window on each side; the 20-day band runs 2,501.49 to 2,679.90.
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) prints 0.72 versus a -2.17 signal line; the histogram is positive at +2.89 and narrowing session on session.
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 -0.72%, so it is 2,618.03 since then and +1.59% over 21 sessions; the last five closes split 2 up, 3 down. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is positive. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.