Muhurat Trading Opens Samvat 2083 After a Sharp Week for Indian Stocks

India’s stock exchanges held a special Muhurat trading session on Sunday, 8 November 2026, marking Diwali and the start of Samvat 2083 for the market.

The session arrived after a strong week for Indian equities. The Nifty 50 and Sensex each gained more than 8% during the week ended 6 November, according to Moneycontrol. Even so, its review reported that both benchmarks ended Samvat 2082 below their levels at the start of that market year.

The contrast gives investors two different views of the same market: a sharp recent recovery and a difficult longer period for the benchmark indices.

Why the exchanges opened on a Sunday

Muhurat trading is a special Diwali session that many investors associate with an auspicious beginning to the new year. The National Stock Exchange included the 8 November session in its 2026 holiday calendar despite Diwali Laxmi Pujan falling on a Sunday.

See the exchange’s holiday calendar here -> Market Timings & Holidays.

Moneycontrol reported that the main equity trading window was scheduled from 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. IST, with separate arrangements for certain securities and closing auctions. The exact schedule matters to anyone placing an order; the special session does not mean every segment follows an identical timetable.

Read the reported session and settlement details here -> Muhurat Trading 2026: Check timings, settlement rules, market schedule for NSE, BSE, MCX.

A recovery after a difficult market year

In the week ended 6 November, the Nifty 50 rose 8.57% and the Sensex gained 8.82%, according to Moneycontrol. It attributed the advance to factors including stronger corporate earnings, renewed foreign investor buying and a decline in crude oil prices.

Those weekly gains should not be confused with returns over Samvat 2082. Moneycontrol reported that the Nifty fell 2.6% and the Sensex declined 3.5% over that market year. A strong final week therefore did not erase the losses across the full period measured by the publication.

See the weekly and market-year figures -> Markets end Samvat 2082 on a strong note, post biggest weekly gains in six years.

Vantage previously reported on the divergence between rising Indian benchmarks and a selloff in Asian technology shares -> Indian Markets Rise as Global AI Stock Selloff Spreads Across Asia.

What to watch next

The Muhurat session provides an early market snapshot for Samvat 2083, but its direction alone cannot establish how the rest of the year will unfold.

Investors will continue to watch corporate earnings, oil prices and foreign investment flows. The effect of each factor can differ across companies and sectors, and recent buying patterns may change.

This article uses the reported schedule and figures available before the session’s verified close. It does not report a final Muhurat-session result.

Sources

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• Market Timings & Holidays, accessed on 8 November 2026 from NSE India.
• Muhurat Trading 2026: Check timings, settlement rules, market schedule for NSE, BSE, MCX published on 8 November 2026 in Moneycontrol.
• Markets end Samvat 2082 on a strong note, post biggest weekly gains in six years published on 7 November 2026 in Moneycontrol.
• Indian Markets Rise as Global AI Stock Selloff Spreads Across Asia published on 6 November 2026 in Vantage Radar.

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