Muhurat trading 2025: How have stock market returns been since last Diwali? Stocks from this sector have done well
Muhurat trading 2025: How have Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, performed since last Muhurat trading? Nifty50 is up around 6.7% from last Diwali.The leading market indicators, Sensex and Nifty, delivered subdued performance across one-, three- and six-month intervals following the Muhurat trading session last year in a fluctuating market environment.The indices recorded nearly 4% decline in the three months after Muhurat trading, whilst showing slight positive movement in both one- and six-month durations.
Muhurat day and change in indices
The banking sector demonstrated robust performance throughout the year, with the ET Bank index recording gains of 1.2% and 7.2% over one- and six-month periods, respectively. Additionally, the ET Infotech index showed strong growth of 7.1% and 3.4% during one- and three-month intervals, respectively.After examining returns following Muhurat trading over the last five years, both Nifty and Sensex delivered their strongest performance in 2020, with 2023 securing the second position.The year 2020 witnessed returns ranging from 6% to 19%, whilst 2023 recorded returns between 7% and 13%. However, the broader market showed weakness, with the Nifty Midcap 150 index declining by 7.2% and 5.5% over three months and six months respectively since the Muhurat trading in November 2024. During these same periods, the Nifty Smallcap 250 index experienced significant declines of 13.1% and 14.4%.
