Muhurat Trading Stock Picks 2026 for Diwali Special Session: HDFC AMC, SBI, TechM, 3 others | Upside seen up to 35%

Livemint has published a list of five stocks, including HDFC AMC, SBI and Tech Mahindra, recommended for the traditional Muhurat trading session held during Diwali, with projected upside of up to 35% cited in the headline. Muhurat sessions are typically one-hour symbolic trades that carry little liquidity and tend to be driven by sentiment and seasonal flows rather than fundamental repricing, so the transmission channel here runs mainly through retail participation and short-term risk appetite rather than rate differentials or earnings revisions. The exposure is concentrated in the named large-cap financials and IT names, where sentiment-driven buying can lift prices briefly, while thinly traded stocks outside the list may see sharper and less predictable swings. Traders should watch the regular cash-market sessions that follow the Diwali holiday, along with the subsequent monthly inflation and FII flow data, to determine whether any Muhurat-day gains hold once normal volume returns.

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