India’s stock markets are shifting the Diwali Muhurat trading window to the afternoon slot for the first time in decades, marking the beginning of Samvat 2082. This auspicious one-hour session, traditionally held in the evening, aims to combine tradition with operational efficiency. A new tradition is going to be added to the stock market of India. That is the tradition of timing of Muhurta trading. Actually, for the last two times the Muhurta trading happening on the occasion of Diwali is happening one day after Diwali.
But no change was seen in his timing. This time there is going to be a big change in this rule. For the first time in decades, it is being seen that the Muhurat trading timing of the stock market has been kept at noon. Tuesday i.e. today Muhurat trading of National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange will start at 1:45 pm and will continue at 2:45 pm. The new Hindu financial year Samvat 2082 is starting from today i.e. Tuesday.
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From a cultural perspective, Muhurat trading has always been considered an auspicious time – a confluence of faith and finance, where trades made bring prosperity and positive profits throughout the year. Traditionally, business families would begin this holy time by performing Chopra Puja, i.e. worshiping the accounts, before executing their first trade of the new Samvat.
This year, Muhurta trading will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, which marks the beginning of Samvat 2082. The pre-open session will start at 1:30 pm and will run till 1:45 pm, after which the main trading window will run from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm (Indian Standard Time). The exchanges have also scheduled supporting stages like block deal and call auction shortly before the session, which will start around 1:15 pm and the closing session will take place between 2:55 pm and 3:05 pm. Amendments to trades can be made till 3:15 pm, after which the books will be closed for the day. Unlike regular market days, normal business will be suspended on Diwali.
What should be the strategy?
The 14-day RSI of Nifty50 is at an excellent level of 71.8. In such a situation, experts believe that a rise in Nifty may be seen during Muhurta trading. Strategists say that Nifty may remain around 25,900. Anand James, chief market strategist at Geojit Investments, says in the media report that historically, in 5 out of 6 cases over the last decade, where the RSI was above 55 on the Muhurta trading day, the Nifty50 gained an average of 1.5 per cent in the following week and about 4 per cent in the month thereafter. Looking at current RSI readings and historical trends, if this pattern holds, Nifty 50 could potentially move towards 25,900 this week before volatility resurfaces.
Which sectors can be focused
- Over the past decade, the Nifty50 has closed higher 80 per cent of the time on Muhurta trading days, with an average gain of 0.5 per cent. But the real outperformance is in the broader indices: the midcap and smallcap indices have risen 90 per cent of the time, and have posted average gains of 0.7 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively.
- The pace that follows is even more attractive. Whenever the week preceding Muhurta trading has been positive—a pattern seen in 7 out of the last 10 years—the Nifty50 has given an average return of 0.6 percent during the trading session. The next week saw a rise of about 2 percent in the stock market. Historically, more than 70 percent of regional indices have also closed in the green on Muhurta trading days.
- But not all sectors participate equally in the momentum of Muhurta. After Muhurat trading, a rise of more than 9 percent can be seen in public sector banks. The special thing is that the probability of this rise is being said to be more than 65 percent.
- An increase of 18 percent is being expected in the next one month. Metal shares have proven to be almost equally resilient, with a 60 per cent chance of a rise of about 4 per cent in the week following the Muhurat and about 8.5 per cent in the next month.
- Realty stocks have historically seen declines after the Muhurat, and there is a 50 per cent chance of a 5% decline in the next week. The condition of pharma stocks has been even worse, and there is a 70% chance of a decline of about 3 per cent in the week following Muhurta and 4 per cent in the month.