The special one-hour session, conducted from 2:20 PM to 3:30 PM despite falling on a regular trading holiday, invited investors to participate in a symbolic tradition aimed at welcoming prosperity.
Historical Gains and Losses of Past Trading Sessions
The Muhurat trading tradition dates back to the BSE’s introduction of the session in 1957, with the NSE beginning its participation in 1992. While widely considered an auspicious start to the year, market data underscores that the session does not guarantee financial gains. The exceptions occurred in 2016 and 2017, the latter of which saw the Nifty drop 0.63% and the Sensex fall 0.59%. In contrast, the 2022 session remains particularly notable for a robust 0.88% surge across both indices.
In October 2011, the Sensex stood at 17,288; by the previous year, it had increased. As Minal Thukral, Executive VP at Growth & Crypto Business Head at CoinDCX, notes, the principle of building value patiently endures even as the tools evolve. For a new generation, prosperity may be held in a brokerage account, a digital wallet, or a locker, moving away from traditional red account books to digital ledgers.
Precious Metals Prices Surge on Commodity Exchange
On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold prices rose to reach Rs 1,42,700 per 10 grams, while silver increased to surpass Rs 1,85,339 per kilogram. This activity followed a period of price volatility; Reuters reported that local gold prices had fallen to Rs 1,37,863 earlier in the week—their lowest level since March 24—before recovering to approximately Rs 1,41,800 on the Friday preceding the session.
Buying precious metals on Dhanteras remains one of India’s most enduring festive traditions. While high prices have occasionally encouraged buyers to adapt the size or design of their purchases, the momentum remains strong. Experts emphasize that the question for modern investors is shifting from what should I buy?
to how should my assets work together?
Asset allocation, diversification, and time horizons are now seen as more critical to long-term outcomes than the timing of any single purchase.
The Evolution of Festive Consumption
Businesses continue to monitor the festive period as a key financial metric, comparing sales performance against the corresponding period from the previous year. For many industries, including automobiles and consumer durables, this period accounts for a significant portion of annual volume. Beyond physical assets, younger investors are increasingly utilizing digital platforms to access equities, mutual funds, and digital assets, applying the same discipline of monthly systematic investments that earlier generations applied to physical gold.
The conceptual shift toward digital ownership is also being applied to familiar assets. Tokenisation, which represents ownership of real-world assets like government bonds or gold as digital tokens on a blockchain, is the latest evolution in this market. Whether these new traditions translate into sustained long-term financial discipline will become clearer in the months following the festive season.
Trading Schedule Outlines Session Times and Resumption
The Muhurat trading schedule included a block deal session from 1:50 PM to 2:05 PM, followed by a pre-open session from 2:05 PM to 2:20 PM. The closing auction session took place between 3:20 PM and 3:35 PM, with a post-closing session at 3:50 PM. Normal trading operations are scheduled to resume on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
