Muhurat Trading 2026 Diwali Session Opening Bell: How Sensex, Nifty is performing on special day; check gainers, losers

The Indian benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, opened their special one-hour Muhurat trading session, a customary ceremonial trading window held on Diwali, with coverage focused on early index performance and the leading gainers and losers. The session's market impact is largely symbolic: the one-hour window carries thin liquidity and reduced participation, so price moves tend to reflect sentiment and positioning rather than a broad reassessment of fundamentals. Sentiment-driven flows into large-cap heavyweights, particularly in banking, financials, and consumer names that dominate index weightings, typically drive the headline index moves during such sessions. Traders should watch the Nifty's reaction in the first 15 minutes of the regular session on the next trading day, along with the Reserve Bank of India's upcoming policy commentary and domestic CPI inflation data, which will shape the rate outlook that ultimately anchors equity valuations.

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