Muhurat Trading 2023 highlights: Indian stock markets ushered in Samvat 2080 with solid gains as the benchmark indices clocked their second-best Muhurat trading gains in five years. Besides, it was their third-best Muhurat trading gain in 15 years.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the special one-hour session 355 points, or 0.55 per cent, higher at 65,259 levels, while the Nifty50 ended at 19,525, up 100 points or 0.52 per cent.
28 of the 30 Sensex stocks and 43 of 50 Nifty stocks closed with gains, led by Coal India, UPL, Infosys, Eicher Motors, Wipro, NTPC, Titan, TCS, Tata Steel, and Asian Paints.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 index gained 0.67 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap100 index added over 1 per cent.
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty IT index gained 0.75 per cent, followed by the Nifty Metal, and Realty indices (up 0.60 per cent each).