NEPSE 2026-10-26: index 2,629.82 (-4.35 pts, -0.17%). Breadth 99 up, 171 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer BENH +14.99%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today Report — 2026-10-26
NEPSE closed at 2,629.82, down 4.35 points (-0.17%) from the previous close of 2,634.17. Intraday the index ranged from 2,620.69 to 2,637.65 after opening at 2,630.84.
Session Summary
The closing numbers at a glance:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NEPSE close | 2,629.82 (-4.35, -0.17%) |
| Day range | 2,620.69 – 2,637.65 |
| Turnover | Rs 4.00 billion |
| Shares traded | 10,343,709 |
| Transactions | 38,788 |
| Scrips traded | 341 |
| Advance / decline / unchanged | 99 / 171 / 6 |
| RSI(14) | 58.19 |
| Close vs 20-day SMA | +0.87% |
Technical Snapshot
Technically, the close is above the 20-day SMA of 2,607.14 (+0.87%), above the 50-day SMA of 2,604.25 (+0.98%), below the 200-day SMA of 2,689.22. Momentum by RSI(14) reads 58.19, a neutral reading. MACD(12,26,9) reads 4.96 against a signal line of -0.56, a positive histogram of +5.52 that is widening.
Support and Resistance
Support, defined as the closest swing low under the close, is 2,629.22 from 2026-08-12, 0.02% below. Resistance by the same definition is 2,656.54 (2026-08-13), which is 1.02% higher. 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 2,607.14 is the short-term trend line to track.
- RSI(14) at 58.19 leaves 11.81 points room before the 70 overbought line.
- Follow-through in the leaders (BENH, MMKJL) is the tell for continuation.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.