Muhurat Trading 2026: Stock exchanges to open for special Diwali session on Sunday
The annual Muhurat Trading session for Samvat 2083 will take place on November 8, marking the start of the Hindu financial year.
The Muhurat Trading session for the new Samvat 2083 will be held on Sunday, November 8, on Diwali, according to the Times of India. The special session includes a pre-opening period from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm, followed by the main equity trading session from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm.
The tradition marks the beginning of the Hindu financial year and is viewed as an auspicious time for new investments. This session follows a period where the Sensex ended the week up over 8.8 per cent, with foreign portfolio investors buying Indian stocks worth approximately Rs 49,500 crore, per NSDL and BSE data reported by the Times of India.
Various brokerages have released stock recommendations for the session. Anand Rathi has identified six stocks including State Bank of India (SBI), which it projects could see a 35 per cent upside to Rs 1,337, and Tech Mahindra, with a target of Rs 2,065, as reported by Mint.
Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities has prepared a basket of 24 stocks, including Sterlite Technologies, which it projects could see an upside of 103 per cent, according to Moneycontrol. Other picks from the firm include Mahindra & Mahindra and Cipla.
Motilal Oswal Wealth Management has suggested Titan with a target of Rs 6,000 and Arvind with a target of Rs 670, according to the Times of India. Additionally, PL Capital has identified Bharat Electronics and ICICI Bank as potential picks for the new Samvat year.