Muhurat Trading 2026 Live Updates: Diwali Muhurat Trading 2026; check NSE, BSE and MCX timings, market outlook and key details

The Economic Times published live coverage of Muhurat trading for 2026, a symbolic one-hour special session held on Diwali when exchanges including NSE, BSE, and MCX open for trading with timings and market outlook details. Muhurat sessions are traditionally treated as an auspicious market-opening ritual rather than a meaningful liquidity event, as volumes are typically thin and price discovery is limited relative to regular sessions. The transmission to broader markets is therefore mainly sentiment-driven, with participants often viewing the session's direction as an early indicator of risk appetite heading into the new financial year and the Samvat calendar. Equity derivatives and index futures on NSE and BSE, along with commodity contracts on MCX such as bullion, tend to draw the most attention given their festive demand linkages and the seasonal pattern of gold buying. Traders will likely watch the opening trade and the closing price against the prior session as the primary reference point, alongside the first regular-session trading days that follow the holiday.

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