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 Today Analysis — 2026-09-22
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,654.28, a move of +7.06 points (+0.27%) on the day from 2,647.22. It opened at 2,650.77 and traded between 2,637.57 (low) and 2,662.71 (high).
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,629.22 from 2026-08-12, 0.94% below. Overhead, the closest swing high is 2,656.54 from 2026-08-13, 0.09% above the close. A swing point here is a high or low that beats the three sessions either side of it. The 20-day band is 2,501.49 to 2,679.90.
Key Levels
Reference levels from the adjusted daily history, highest to lowest:
| Level | Value | Set on |
|---|---|---|
| 52-week high | 2,969.50 | 2026-03-25 |
| 20-day high | 2,679.90 | last 20 sessions |
| Nearest swing high | 2,656.54 | 2026-08-13 |
| Close | 2,654.28 | 2026-09-22 |
| Nearest swing low | 2,629.22 | 2026-08-12 |
| 20-day low | 2,501.49 | last 20 sessions |
| 52-week low | 2,469.37 | 2025-10-26 |
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, 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. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at 0.94 with the signal at -14.01, leaving a positive histogram of +14.95, and the gap is widening.
Week in Context
NEPSE stood at 2,585.04 five sessions ago, which makes the one-week move +2.68% and the 21-session move +1.21%. The index is -10.62% from its 52-week high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +7.49% above the 52-week low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-09-18 197 up / 74 down; 2026-09-17 178 up / 85 down; 2026-09-16 43 up / 225 down; 2026-09-15 266 up / 12 down.
Trend Direction
The close is above 2 of the three moving averages (20-day, 50-day and 200-day). Five sessions back the index was at +2.68%, so it is 2,585.04 since then and +1.21% over 21 sessions; the last five closes split 4 up, 1 down, with a 3-session winning streak now. Price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD together score the close as positive under the fixed rules used here. That is a description of the current state, not a prediction.