Muhurat Trading 2026: SENSEX rises 270 points, NIFTY opens at 25,070; Tata Steel, Hindalco, ONGC lead gainers

At the 2:20 pm opening bell, the NIFTY50 index opened 0.16% or 40 points higher at 25,070.45 points on Sunday’s special trading session, in comparison to 25,030.35 points at the previous equity market close.

The BSE SENSEX index gained 0.33% or 271.32 points to open at 81,299.34 points during the Muhurat trading session on November 8, in comparison to 81,028.02 points at the previous stock market close.

After opening higher, NIFTY50 surged 0.40% or 101 points to hit an intraday high of 25,131.85 points, while the SENSEX rose 0.50% or 414 points to hit a high of 81,442.11 points during the early half of the 1-hour trading window.

Today’s special one-hour trading session is a long-standing ritual among traders to pay respect to Goddess Lakshmi as part of the Diwali celebrations, as they consider it auspicious to start new investments at the beginning of Samvat 2083.

Equity investors are expected to remain cautiously optimistic, focusing on sector- and stock-specific action during Sunday’s special trading session to identify attractive investment opportunities.

Historically, the volumes have remained low during the Muhurat trading session as investors place small, token-sized bets in the form of an offering on the occasion.

Before the opening bell on November 8, the GIFT NIFTY futures (November contract) were trading 0.19% higher at 25,038.50 points, indicating a positive sentiment and opening when compared to the previous market close levels.

Top gainers & losers on Muhurat Trading

Stocks like Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, Hindalco, Tata Motors PV, Adani Ports, Maruti Suzuki India, and ONGC were leading the pack of gainers during the early half of the Muhurat Trading session on November 8.

Tata Steel was up 2.5%, Sun Pharma was up 1.7%, Hindalco was up 1%, Tata Motors PV was up 0.7%, Adani Ports was up 0.5%, Maruti Suzuki India was up 0.6%, and ONGC was up 0.8% as of 2:30 pm (IST) on Sunday.

Others like SBI Life Insurance down 0.8%, InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) down 0.7%, Infosys down 0.6%, Bharti Airtel down 0.4%, and Asian Paints down 0.2% were among the top losers.

Out of the 50 stocks under the benchmark NIFTY50 index, 29 stocks were trading in the positive territory, while the remaining 21 stocks were down in the red.

How did markets end last week?

Last week, the Indian stock market indices ended with significant gains as the benchmark NIFTY50 index successfully reclaimed the 25,000 mark

Data showed that in the last seven sessions, the NIFTY50 has delivered 10.2% returns to investors, while the BSE SENSEX gave 10.6% returns on their investment due to massive foreign investor support despite weakness in global markets.

NSDL data showed that FIIs have invested ₹38,971 crore in the Indian equity market since the beginning of November 2026, reversing their 2-month selling streak, as the global AI trade reversal steered global investors away from tech and AI stocks in developed markets.

At such a time, Indian equities provide a low-risk emerging market bet with strong fundamentals for foreign investors, which led to them maintaining a 6-day buying streak as of Friday’s market close, November 6.

NSE’s provisional FII inflow data showed that foreign investors purchased ₹13,749.82 crore worth of capital market assets in a single day on Nov 6, while domestic investors remained booking profits in the market.