Muhurat Trading 2026: Samvat 2082 ends, Samvat 2083 begins - Sensex, Nifty end in red first time after 2017 | Reasons

The Sensex and Nifty closed lower during the Muhurat trading session that marks the transition from Samvat 2082 to Samvat 2083, the first time the benchmark indices have ended the special one-hour session in negative territory since 2017, according to Livemint. The headline attributes the decline to a set of reasons, but the specific drivers are not detailed in the summary provided, so any attribution beyond the reported outcome cannot be confirmed from the headline alone. The break from a long run of positive Muhurat closes is notable because the ceremonial session is typically associated with sentiment-driven buying, so a red close tends to signal that risk appetite entering the new fiscal-calendar year was weaker than the traditional pattern implies. Large-cap index heavyweights, which carry the most weight in both the Sensex and Nifty, would be the most directly exposed to any sustained shift in foreign institutional flows. Traders will be watching the first full regular session following Muhurat for confirmation of whether the one-day weakness reflects a broader change in positioning or a temporary, session-specific move.

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