Muhurat Trading 2025: The stock market made an auspicious start in Muhurat trading. Sensex and Nifty closed with gains. Midcap and smallcap stocks outperformed, with the smallcap index rising nearly 1%. There was strength in the pharma and metal sectors.
Muhurat Trading Big Updates: Like every time, this time too investors welcomed the goddess of wealth Lakshmi by trading in the market at an auspicious time. In this special trading session of just one hour, the stock market made a positive start and closed with a slight gain. On Tuesday, October 21, both the Sensex and Nifty indices touched new 52-week highs, while smallcap and midcap stocks performed brilliantly, bringing a smile on the faces of investors. Let us know the 5 big highlights of Muhurat Trading 2025 which show the market mood of this year…
Slight rise in the market but positive sentiment remains intact
During Muhurta trading, Sensex closed at 84,426.34 with a gain of 63 points, while Nifty closed at 25,868.60 with a gain of 25 points. Although this increase was minor, it shows the positive trend of the market. During the session, Sensex touched a new 52-week high of 84,665.44 and Nifty touched a level of 25,934.35. Meaning, despite light profit booking, festive enthusiasm and investor confidence remained intact in the market. According to analysts, if Nifty remains above 26,000, new records may be created in the market in the coming months.
Nifty 50 top gainers
In today’s session, some big stocks gave excellent returns to the investors. Pharma sector giant Cipla saw a rise of 1.58%, while fintech company Bajaj Finserv closed with a gain of 1.18%. IT sector giant Infosys also rose 0.69%. These three stocks strengthened Nifty and gave festive profits to investors. The reason for strength in these sectors is being attributed to strong quarterly results and expectations of growth in the coming quarters.
Top losers of Nifty 50
While some sectors added to the glow of Diwali, there was a slight decline in shares of banking and paint sectors. Kotak Mahindra Bank fell 0.98%, ICICI Bank 0.65% and Asian Paints fell 0.64%. Investors booked light profits in these shares. 25 stocks of Nifty closed in the red, which clearly shows that buying was seen only on selected stocks in the market.
Midcap and smallcap made noise
If any segment attracted the most attention today, it was the smallcap and midcap space. BSE Midcap index gained 0.23% and Smallcap index gained 0.91%. Among sectoral indices, Nifty Media, Metal and Pharma closed in the green, registering gains of 0.56%, 0.40% and 0.34% respectively. However, a slight decline was seen in Nifty Realty and PSU Bank Index. Despite this mixed performance, the market mood remained positive.
Investors show confidence in telecom and gold
In terms of trading volume, Vodafone Idea remained at the forefront, in which about 19.5 crore shares were bought and sold. Apart from this, 5.5 crore shares were traded in South Indian Bank and 4 crore units were traded in Tata Gold ETF. It is clear from these figures that investors are looking for opportunities in telecom along with traditional safe sectors like gold and banking.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. Any detail given here is not investment advice. Stock market investment is subject to risks. Be sure to consult your financial advisor before investing.
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