Overview
- Sensex closed up 63 points at 84,426.34 and Nifty 50 added 25 points to 25,868.60 in the ceremonial one-hour session.
- Trading ran from 1:45–2:45 pm with a 1:30–1:45 pm pre-open, a 1:15–1:30 pm block deal window, and post-trade modification cut-offs extending to roughly 3:00–3:15 pm as per exchange schedules.
- MCX and NCDEX mirrored the equity exchanges with their own Muhurat sessions during the same 1:45–2:45 pm window.
- The broader market was shut outside the special window on October 21, and exchanges observe a holiday on October 22 for Balipratipada.
- The session maintained the tradition of thin volumes and a positive bias, and analysts said prospects for Samvat 2082 hinge on an earnings pickup and potential policy tailwinds.