History of Muhurat Trading : NIFTY 50 Muhurat Trading Performance (2014–2024)
By Shishta Dutta | Updated at: Oct 23, 2025 09:40 AM IST
20 October 2025 – The historical stock market practice of Muhurat Trading has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 1:45 PM IST to 2:45 PM IST. The special one-hour session commences the Hindu financial year Samvat 2082 during Diwali and Laxmi Puja. As a cultural symbolism, Muhurat Trading is an opportunity to get a sneak peek at the market mood and festive attitude of investors at the start of the new financial year.
Historical Trend: Net Positive Bias in Most of the Sessions
Muhurat Trading sessions have typically ended on the positive side in most of the cases. Out of the last nineteen sessions, both Sensex and Nifty 50 have closed higher in fifteen sessions even though gains have usually been narrow ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 percent. The session is almost ritualistic in nature, and the sizes are small, but the symbolic importance of the trades acts to push indices up. There has been a couple of times when the markets closed barely lower, like in 2017 and 2016, but otherwise, Muhurat Trading has been a mirror of hope and investor sentiment.
Based on the image showing Muhurat Trading over the years (NIFTY 50), here are the numbers presented in a paragraph format:
NIFTY 50 Muhurat Trading Performance – The Last Decade
The NIFTY 50’s Muhurat Trading session data spans from 2014 to 2024. In 2014, the market saw a gain of +0.23%, closing at 8,014.55. The next year, 2015, had a slightly better gain of +0.54% with a close of 7,825.00.
The index recorded losses in two consecutive years: 2016 saw a drop of −0.14% (closing at 8,625.70), and 2017 recorded the largest loss in the table at −0.63% (closing at 10,146.55).
From 2018 onward, the NIFTY 50 consistently posted gains.
- 2018 gained +0.65% (closing at 10,598.40)
- 2019 with +0.37% (closing at 11,627.15).
- 2020 gains continued at +0.47% (closing at 12,780.25)
- 2021 at +0.49% (closing at 17,916.80).
- 2022 at +0.88%, with a closing value of 17,730.75 the highest gaining period.
- 2023 gained +0.52% (closing at 19,525.55)
- 2024 showed a gain of +0.41%, closing at 24,304.35.
| Year | NIFTY 50 Change (%) | Closing Value | Remarks |
| 2014 | +0.23% | 8,014.55 | Market gained |
| 2015 | +0.54% | 7,825.00 | Slightly better gain |
| 2016 | −0.14% | 8,625.70 | Market declined |
| 2017 | −0.63% | 10,146.55 | Largest loss in the period |
| 2018 | +0.65% | 10,598.40 | Market gained |
| 2019 | +0.37% | 11,627.15 | Market gained |
| 2020 | +0.47% | 12,780.25 | Market gained |
| 2021 | +0.49% | 17,916.80 | Market gained |
| 2022 | +0.88% | 17,730.75 | Highest gain in the period |
| 2023 | +0.52% | 19,525.55 | Market gained |
| 2024 | +0.41% | 24,304.35 | Market gained |
Sectoral Trends and Stock Picks
Historically, sectors such as banking, automobiles, consumer durables, and retail have shown positive performance during Muhurat Trading sessions. For 2025, here are some of several stocks with strong growth potential:
- HDFC Bank: Continues to demonstrate robust financial performance.
- ICICI Bank: Benefiting from strong quarterly earnings.
- Reliance Industries: A diversified conglomerate with consistent growth.
- Apollo Hospitals: A leader in the healthcare sector.
- Britannia Industries: A prominent player in the FMCG sector.
Why Muhurat Trading Tends to Close Higher
The positive bias for Muhurat Trading is based on various factors. The festive mood makes investors invest symbolically in blue-chip or long-term stocks, taking the session as a promising start to the year. Small buying might even push the indices up in view of lower volumes. It is also symbolic portfolio rebalancing, when investors initiate the process of a fresh fiscal year. Relaxation of tensions in U.S.-China trade across the globe also reflects optimism by lowering risk premiums and causing market participation.
Market Setup Pre-Muhurat Trading 2025
Market setup prior to Muharat Trading 2025 is favorable. Indian equity indices have been steady, with Nifty 50 crossing 25,900 and Sensex reaching new heights on the back of strong quarterly performances of leading corporates such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries. Domestic institutional investors and foreign investors kept injecting funds, further enhancing the market confidence. Consumer durables, automobiles, retail, and banking segments are expected to attract interest, with festival consumption trends and demand tilting in their favor. Investor Interest During the Session
Investors like to put high-quality blue-chip stocks in Muhurat Trading. Banking stock has a tendency to rally on strong quarterly reports, automobiles and consumer durables on Diwali-linked demand, and retail companies on strong festival season consumer spending. The employment of limit orders is recommended by experts due to low liquidity and evading spec trade, since the session has more ritualistic in character than an action playground of high volume market.
Tradition Introduces Market Optimism
Muhurat Trading 2025 will be a tradition of hope, giving investors a symbolic opportunity to begin Samvat 2082 on an optimistic note. Though historical trends indicate marginal advantage, the destiny of the session depends on market mood, domestic economic factors, and overseas leads. The lesson is to consider Muhurat Trading as a combination of tradition and market participation, executing small symbolic transactions within the festivall spirit.
