Muhurat Trading LIVE: GIFT Nifty signals muted open; Tata Steel, Divi's Labs shares in focus

Indian stock and commodity markets will hold a special Muhurat trading session on Sunday for Diwali, marking the beginning of the Hindu financial year, Samvat 2083. According to Hindu BusinessLine, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have scheduled a block deal window from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm, followed by a pre-open session from 2:05 pm to 2:17 pm.

Continuous trading on both exchanges is set to run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. The Economic Times - Top News reports the closing auction schedule begins at 3:15 pm, while The Indian Express notes the closing auction session will last 20 minutes before overall trading for the day ends at 4 pm. On the commodity side, the MCX special session will run from 2:05 pm to 2:19 pm, with a main trading session between 2:20 pm and 3:30 pm.

Business Standard IN reports that the GIFT Nifty has indicated a muted open for the benchmark Nifty50 index for the special session. The session follows a period of domestic equity rallies; The Economic Times - Top News notes the Sensex recently surged 6,569 points and the Nifty rallied nearly 9% in one week, adding nearly Rs 29 lakh crore to the total market capitalisation of companies listed on the BSE. The Indian Express reports that the Nifty 50 and Sensex have gained approximately 10% during their current winning run.

Brief written by urgent.news from Business Standard IN, Hindu BusinessLine, Times of India, The Economic Times - Top News, The Indian Express — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.