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Markets · November 8, 2026 · 2 min read

Sensex and Nifty edge lower in November 8 Muhurat trading

By Econ Data Tools Editorial Team

Published November 8, 2026 • Updated November 8, 2026

India's special Diwali session ended with small benchmark declines. NSE's official circular distinguishes continuous trading from closing-auction mechanics and confirms that trades carry settlement obligations.

Indian equity benchmarks ended the November 8, 2026 Muhurat trading session slightly lower as the special Diwali session opened Samvat 2083. News18 reported that the BSE Sensex closed at 80,999.40, down 28.62 points or 0.04%, while the NSE Nifty 50 finished at 24,986.40, down 43.95 points or 0.18%. These are closing results for the special session, not a forecast for the next regular trading day. The headline declines did not describe the whole market. News18 reported a 0.23% rise in the Nifty Midcap 150 and a 1.15% gain in the Nifty Smallcap 250. Nifty Pharma rose 1.70%, while Nifty Bank fell 0.40%. Different broader-market indices cover different baskets, so their returns should not be treated as interchangeable. NSE set out the capital-market timetable in its October 19 circular, NSE/CMTR/76941. Continuous trading began at 14:20 India Standard Time. For securities outside the Closing Auction Session, normal trading ended at 15:30. The circular therefore does not support describing every security as trading continuously for the same 70-minute window. For securities in the Closing Auction Session, continuous trading ended at 15:15, followed by a reference-price transition period until 15:20. Auction order entry ran from 15:20 to 15:30, with a system-driven random close during the last two minutes. Order matching and confirmation followed from 15:30 to 15:35. The exchange separately listed post-close trading from 15:50 to 16:00. The NSE circular states that all trades executed in the Diwali Muhurat session result in settlement obligations. The ceremonial setting does not make transactions nonbinding. Its timetable also distinguishes pre-open, block-deal, special pre-open and illiquid-security sessions, rather than applying one set of mechanics to every order. This report separates exchange-defined trading mechanics from the closing market results reported by News18. It does not infer that the session proves a broader economic outlook, that foreign inflows caused the moves, or that commodity exchanges followed the NSE equity schedule. The close of a short special session is one observation, not an investment recommendation.

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