Muhurat Trading 2026: The Indian stock market will open for its annual Muhurat trading session on Sunday, November 8, marking the beginning of Samvat 2083. The special Diwali session is considered an auspicious occasion to start investing and review financial goals. However, investors should not let the festive sentiment drive impulsive decisions.
With limited liquidity during the session and benchmark indices nearing important resistance levels, analysts recommend a cautious, stock-specific approach. While long-term investors can use the occasion to review their portfolios and make selective investments, short-term traders should watch key technical levels, track global cues and avoid aggressive positions.
Analysts believe Muhurat trading offers investors an opportunity to review their asset allocation, assess whether their portfolios are aligned with their financial goals and rebalance where necessary. They favour a stock-specific approach to long-term investing, while advising caution during the short trading window.
Liquidity is typically limited during the special session, making it inadvisable to place large orders or undertake aggressive buying and selling. New investors can consider token investments in fundamentally strong companies they are interested in holding for the long term. Investors should avoid buying stocks merely because it is an auspicious occasion and instead focus on valuations, business fundamentals and their investment objectives.
Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOSL) said Nifty valuations were attractive at 17.5 times forward earnings, 16% below the long-term average. However, it noted that small-cap stocks continued to trade at a 25% premium to their long-term average, warranting selectivity.