Muhurat Trading 2026 today: Nifty 50's 7-day bull streak sets the stage for Samvat 2083 — what should investors expect?

The headline reports that Nifty 50 has extended a seven-day winning streak heading into Muhurat trading, the ceremonial one-hour Diwali session that traditionally opens the Hindu Samvat calendar year, which this year is Samvat 2083. The streak points to strong domestic and foreign risk appetite going into the session, with momentum and positioning ahead of the new fiscal-year calendar driving much of the buying interest. Benchmark indices such as the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex are the most directly exposed, as their price action during a short, low-volume session can reset sentiment for the coming months, while broader cyclicals and banks typically carry the largest beta to shifts in risk appetite. Because Muhurat sessions are thinly traded and frequently dominated by retail and symbolic participation, the signal they send is often weaker than their headlines imply. Traders should watch the regular cash-market session on the following trading day and the next scheduled domestic inflation and foreign institutional investor flow data for confirmation of whether the streak reflects durable capital inflows or short-term holiday positioning.

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