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 Today Analysis — 2026-10-13
The NEPSE index rose 4.12 points (+0.16%) to finish at 2,599.93 against a previous close of 2,595.81. The session opened at 2,597.93, printed a high of 2,600.95 and a low of 2,589.36.
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,557.30 from 2026-10-06, 1.64% below. Overhead, the closest swing high is 2,656.54 from 2026-08-13, 2.18% above the close. 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.
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 | 2,599.93 | 2026-10-13 |
| Nearest swing low | 2,557.30 | 2026-10-06 |
| 20-day low | 2,556.90 | last 20 sessions |
| 52-week low | 2,469.37 | 2025-10-26 |
Technical Snapshot
Technically, 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. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 50.96, a neutral reading. The MACD(12,26,9) line is at -4.44 with the signal at -4.85, leaving a positive histogram of +0.41, and the gap is narrowing.
Week in Context
NEPSE stood at 2,578.73 five sessions ago, which makes the one-week move +0.82% and the 21-session move +2.70%. Measured from the 52-week extremes it is -12.45% from the high of 2,969.50 (2026-03-25) and +5.29% above the low of 2,469.37 (2025-10-26). Recent session breadth: 2026-10-12 105 up / 165 down; 2026-10-09 180 up / 89 down; 2026-10-08 140 up / 127 down; 2026-10-07 100 up / 167 down.
Trend Direction
All three moving averages (20-day, 50-day, 200-day) sit above the close. Five sessions back the index was at +0.82%, so it is 2,578.73 since then and +2.70% over 21 sessions; the last five closes split 4 up, 1 down, with a 4-session winning streak now. Combining price, breadth, the 20-day average and MACD, the rule-based read is neutral. It summarises the tape; it is not a forecast.