Diwali Muhurat Trading 2026 LIVE: Sensex, Nifty To Start Samvat 2083 With Bullish Or Bearish? What To Expect?

The Indian stock market is all set for its special Diwali Muhurat trading session on Sunday, November 8, 2026, allowing investors to grab the opportunity of the auspicious Laksmi Pujan. It's a traditional old belief that any fresh buying during the auspicious hour of Lakshmi Pujan will most likely bring great fortune, blessings, and prosperity to wealth. BSE and NSE have accordingly continued to open the stock market for an auspicious one hour.

This year, the main Diwali falls on Sunday and hence will be open. This Muhurat trading, experts believe, would likely be constructive with renewed buying momentum from both domestic and foreign investors.

The Diwali Muhurat trading has broadly closed on a positive note for the past seven years, running to 2024 and 2025. Typically, the gains ranged from marginal to 1% in Sensex and Nifty.

Ahead of the 2026 Muhurat session, the Sensex closed at 81,028.02, registering one of its strongest weekly gains of 2026, by skyrocketing 5,631.69 points, or 7.5%, from November 2-6. Nifty 50 also climbed by 1,762.55 points or 7.6% to close at 25,030.35.

Beyond its technical and macroeconomic significance, today's session carries a deeper cultural weight that long predates modern market analysis. Muhurat Trading traces its origins to 1957 at the Bombay Stock Exchange, later adopted by the NSE in 1992, rooted in the age-old tradition of opening fresh account books on Diwali to invite prosperity for the year ahead. While the session typically has only a modest impact on market movements, historical data shows that markets have delivered average gains of around 0.5% in years when Muhurat Trading has ended on a positive note, as per Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money.

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Nov 08, 2026, 11:17 am IST

Diwali Muhurat Trading Live: What Will Be The Tone Of Market On Sunday?

Indian markets gather today for the special Muhurat Trading session (2:20 PM–3:30 PM IST) marking the start of Samvat 2083, arriving at this auspicious hour on the back of an extraordinary seven-session rally. Friday’s close saw the Nifty 50 reclaim 25,000 for the first time since February, settling around 25,030(+2.01%), while the Sensex surged 1,718 points (+2.17%) around 81,028, the strongest weekly performance for both indices since February 2021. The tone into today’s session remains constructive, with domestic liquidity and renewed foreign buying continuing to anchor sentiment even as global cross-currents stay elevated: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money.

Nov 08, 2026, 11:05 am IST

Diwali Muhurat Trading Live: Settlement Rules For Muhurat Trading

Some of the important rules include:
- Muhurat Trading is a regular, live exchange trading session and is neither drill nor a paper-trading session.
- All applicable brokerage, STT, GST, exchange charges and stamp duty will apply on trades in Muhurat trading.
- Normal margin and risk-management requirements will also be in place.
- Prices can be volatile because of relatively low liquidity.
- Check your broker's order and square-off timings before trading.

All trade that takes place on November 8, 2026, will have its settlement carried out on November 9, 2026. The trading session will follow the T+1 settlement cycle, with settlement scheduled for 9 November. For smooth clearance of your buying and selling during muhurat trading, investors should ensure they have have sufficient shares and funds in their demat account.

Nov 08, 2026, 11:01 am IST

Diwali Muhurat Trading Live: Full Schedule Of Muhurat Trading Today

Trading activity	Time
Block Deal Window	1:50 PM – 2:05 PM
Pre-open: Order entry (market & limit)	2:05 PM – 2:10 PM
Pre-open: Limit orders only	2:10 PM – 2:15 PM
Order matching	2:15 PM – 2:17 PM
Buffer period	2:17 PM – 2:20 PM
Normal equity trading	2:20 PM – 3:30 PM
Illiquid securities call auction	2:25 PM – 3:20 PM
Closing Auction Session (eligible securities)	3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
Closing session (other eligible securities)	3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
Post-closing session	3:50 PM – 4:00 PM

Here are the detailed schedule of today's muhurat session.

Nov 08, 2026, 11:01 am IST

Diwali Muhurat Trading LIVE: Check Special Trading Sessions Timings

Today, the session begins with block deals from 1:50 PM to 2:05 PM. Right after this, a pre-opening session will be commenced on BSE and NSE from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm. This will be followed by the normal muhurat trading session of 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, where investors can buy and sell. The closing auction timing is from 3:20 pm to 3:35 pm for eligible securities. The post-closing session will be from 3:50 PM to 4:00 PM.

Nov 08, 2026, 11:01 am IST

Diwali Muhurat Trading Live: Sensex, Nifty Records Strongest Weekly Rally Since February Ahead Of Muhurat

Friday’s close saw the Nifty 50 reclaim 25,000 for the first time since February, settling around 25,030(+2.01%), while the Sensex surged 1,718 points (+2.17%) around 81,028, the strongest weekly performance for both indices since February 2021: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money. Overall, in the week, Sensex skyrocketed by 5,631.69 points, or 7.5%, from November 2-6 to close at 81,028.02, while Nifty 50 climbed by 1,762.55 points or 7.6% to close at 25,030.35.