Sensex and Nifty end lower in Diwali Muhurat trading session
The benchmark indices snapped an eight-year winning streak to close in the red during the ceremonial session on 8 November 2026.
The BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 indices ended the special Muhurat trading session on Diwali, 8 November 2026, with marginal losses. According to reports from Mint and Hindustan Times, the Sensex fell 28.62 points, or 0.04 per cent, to close at 80,999.40, while the Nifty 50 dropped 43.95 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 24,986.40.
The session, held to mark the beginning of the Hindu Samvat 2083 year, saw the indices snap a winning streak that had continued since 2018. Despite the decline, data from HDFC Sky shows the decadal strike rate for both indices remains at 80 per cent, having ended higher in eight out of the last 10 Muhurat trading sessions.
The Bank Nifty index recorded a decline of 0.40 per cent. Among the top gainers were Divi's Lab, Tata Steel, Vedanta Aluminium and Metal, CG Power, Sun Pharma, and Tata Motors PV. Conversely, SBI Life, Tata Capital, IndiGo, DLF, BPCL, and Infosys were among the top losers.
Sectorally, Nifty Media logged the highest gains, rising 1.70 per cent, while indices such as IT, PSU Bank, Realty, and Oil & Gas traded with losses, Bhaskar English reported. Shares of several companies, including ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, reached new 52-week highs during the session.
Kamlesh Shroff, National President of the Association of NSE Members of India (ANMI), told ANI that India's macroeconomic fundamentals remain strong, with economic growth of over 7 per cent expected to support equity markets in the new Samvat year.