Muhurat Trading 2025 LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty 50 open higher as Samvat 2082 begins on a positive note

Today marked the beginning of the 2025 session of the Indian stock market's Muhurat Trading. The pre-opening session showed the Sensex and Nifty 50 higher, which was a reflection of the positive global cues and festive atmosphere. The symbolic one hour of trading signaled the start of the Hindu calendar year with investors having hope of prosperity and growth.

For this particular year, the Muhurat trading in BSE, NSE, MCX, and NCDEX will take place from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM, with the block deal session starting at 1:15 PM and a pre-open session from 1:30 PM to 1:45 PM.

🌟 What is Muhurat Trading?

The Muhurat trading session is a yearly, special, symbolic one hour window, held on Diwali, that marks an auspicious time for new financial ventures. This custom has been signifying the core of wealth and the very new Hindu calendar year - Vikram Samvat 2082.

🕒 Muhurat Trading 2025 Schedule

Block Deal Session: 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Pre-Open Session (IPOs & Relisted Securities): 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Main Muhurat Trading: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

📈 Market Overview

Both Sensex and Nifty 50 went up in the pre-opening session due to the rise in global markets. The Asian indices were all in the green, with Japan's Nikkei 225 reaching record highs and US markets closing much higher overnight, led by finance and tech stocks.

Analysts predict that the start of Samvat 2082 will be good as the domestic macroeconomic indicators are showing strength and the festive season is boosting the market mood.

💹 Top Stock Picks for Muhurat Trading 2025

Brokerages have put forward their best picks for the investors that are willing to buy at the right time:

Motilal Oswal Financial Services: SBI, Paytm, Hero MotoCorp, BEL, Cholamandalam Investment

JM Financial: Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, Apollo Hospitals, L&T Finance, IIFL Finance, Astral, and others

PL Capital: Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, L&T, Britannia

💬 Expert Insights

VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments, is of the opinion that:

“The major factor that will push the markets in the coming Samvat 2082 will be the increased earnings. If the corporate earnings get better as predicted, Indian stocks could become the winners over the global ones, thus compensating the winners of the previous year (Samvat 2081) losing the battle.”

Navjeet Sobti from Almondz Global elaborated:

“PSU companies, particularly in the sectors of banking and power, might be among the top performers in the upcoming Samvat 2082 period, thanks to low interest rates and high domestic consumption.”

🌍 Global Cues

Dow Jones: +1.12%

S&P 500: +1.07%

Nasdaq Composite: +1.37%

Among the major tech stocks, Apple, Meta, and Netflix all had substantial price increases during the night, which has also had a ripple effect of positive sentiment among the investors in the Asian region.

📅 Significance of Muhurat Trading

The Muhurat trading practice is the result of centuries of faith, tradition, and finance. It symbolizes the creation of wealth and good vibes, as the traders first conduct Lakshmi Puja before they make their first trades of the new year.