NEPSE 2026-10-13: index 2,599.93 (+4.12 pts, +0.16%). RSI(14) 50.96, close below the 20-day SMA of 2,604.36; turnover Rs 4.74 billion. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Market Today — 2026-10-13
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,599.93, a move of +4.12 points (+0.16%) on the day from 2,595.81. It opened at 2,597.93 and traded between 2,589.36 (low) and 2,600.95 (high).
Breakout or Correction?
A breakout here means a close beyond the prior 20-session range of 2,524.55 to 2,679.90; a correction means a close below it. Today's close of 2,599.93 is inside that range, so neither a breakout nor a breakdown was confirmed. The close is -12.45% from the 52-week high of 2,969.50 and +5.29% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37.
Range Context
The intraday span was 11.59 points (0.45% of the prior close), with the close sitting 91.20% up from the low of the range. Zooming out, the past 20 sessions ran from 2,556.90 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 -12.45% from that high and +5.29% above that low.
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,557.30 (set on 2026-10-06), 1.64% under the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 2.18% away. These levels are three-session pivots from the last 60 sessions; for context the 20-day range is 2,556.90 to 2,679.90.
Technical Snapshot
On the daily chart, the close is below the 20-day SMA of 2,604.36 (-0.17%), below the 50-day SMA of 2,608.65 (-0.33%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,688.85. RSI(14) is 50.96, in the neutral zone. MACD(12,26,9) prints -4.44 versus a -4.85 signal line; the histogram is positive at +0.41 and narrowing session on session.
Trend Direction
The close is below all three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Over five sessions the index is 2,578.73 (from +0.82%) and over 21 sessions +2.70%; the last five closes were 4 up and 1 down, with a 4-session winning streak now. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as neutral under the fixed rules used here. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.