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Muhurat Trading 2026 Live Updates: Indian stock markets have opened in positive territory during the special Diwali trading session on Sunday, November 8, marking the beginning of Samvat 2083. The Sensex jumps 401.80 points to 81,406 in special Muhurat trading session in the opening trade, while the Nifty climbs 79.15 points to 25,109.40.
The positive start comes after a spectacular seven-session winning streak on Dalal Street. During the week ended November 6, the Nifty 50 surged 8.57%, while the Sensex rallied 8.82%, recording their strongest weekly gains since February 2021. Foreign institutional investors also made a strong comeback, pumping a net Rs 45,960 crore into Indian equities during the week.
However, the actual market opening was considerably more measured than the pre-open indications, which had suggested gains of 1.51% for the Sensex and 0.33% for the Nifty.
Among sectoral indices, media, pharmaceuticals and metals were leading the gains, while the IT index remained marginally lower. Broader markets were also trading higher, with midcap and smallcap indices outperforming the frontline benchmarks. India VIX, meanwhile, jumped more than 12%, indicating elevated expectations of market volatility.
Investors will track banking, IT, automobiles, metals and other heavyweight stocks during the special session, while the Nifty’s technical resistance at 25,350 and 25,800 will remain in focus.
Follow this liveblog for Muhurat Trading 2026 live updates, including Sensex and Nifty movements, market opening and closing levels, top gainers and losers, stock-specific action, brokerage views and key developments from Dalal Street.
