NEPSE 2026-10-16: index 2,634.17 (+8.24 pts, +0.31%). Breadth 174 up, 91 down; turnover Rs 4.88 billion; top gainer CKHL +14.82%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today Report — 2026-10-16
The NEPSE index rose 8.24 points (+0.31%) to finish at 2,634.17 against a previous close of 2,625.93. It opened at 2,626.41 and traded between 2,622.78 (low) and 2,638.42 (high).
Session Summary
The closing numbers at a glance:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NEPSE close | 2,634.17 (+8.24, +0.31%) |
| Day range | 2,622.78 – 2,638.42 |
| Turnover | Rs 4.88 billion |
| Shares traded | 13,376,489 |
| Transactions | 39,295 |
| Scrips traded | 348 |
| Advance / decline / unchanged | 174 / 91 / 12 |
| RSI(14) | 59.77 |
| Close vs 20-day SMA | +1.05% |
Technical Snapshot
From the daily closes, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,606.87 (+1.05%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,605.34 (+1.11%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.11. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 59.77, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) prints 3.31 versus a -1.94 signal line; the histogram is positive at +5.25 and widening session on session.
Support and Resistance
The nearest swing low below the close is 2,629.22 (set on 2026-08-12), 0.19% under the close. The nearest swing high above it is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), 0.85% away. A swing point here is a high or low that beats the three sessions either side of it. The 20-day band is 2,557.30 to 2,671.04.
What to Watch
Checkpoints for the next session, drawn only from the levels above:
- A close above 2,656.54 (the 2026-08-13 swing high) would clear the nearest overhead level.
- A close below 2,629.22 (the 2026-08-12 swing low) would break the nearest support.
- The 20-day SMA at 2,606.87 is the short-term trend line to track.
- RSI(14) at 59.77 leaves 10.23 points room before the 70 overbought line.
- Follow-through in the leaders (CKHL, BENH) is the tell for continuation.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives POSITIVE: the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.