Muhurat Trading 2026: Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, BSE among top gainers as Nifty 50, Sensex swing between gains and losses

Indian benchmark indices traded in a volatile range during the Muhurat trading session, the one-hour symbolic market session held on Diwali, with the Nifty 50 and Sensex alternating between gains and losses while Tata Steel, Sun Pharma and BSE led the advancers. The transmission channel here is primarily sentiment and liquidity rather than fundamentals, since the session's thin volumes and short duration tend to amplify individual stock moves and make index direction less conclusive. Metals exposure, represented by Tata Steel, reflects sensitivity to global commodity pricing and domestic infrastructure demand, while Sun Pharma's strength points to defensive positioning in healthcare, and BSE's gain reflects sentiment toward exchange-linked capital market activity. Traders will look to the first full regular session after the holiday and the next scheduled domestic inflation and global central bank signals for confirmation of whether the holiday-session moves carry into normal trading.

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