During the unique one-hour trading session, both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) saw significant increases. The main indices, the NSE Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex, were both up around 0.55% at closing. Strong market activity was observed in a number of market categories during the special trading window, which ran from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM, including equities, commodities derivatives, currency derivatives, equity futures and options, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB).

6:05 PM: Pre-market trading saw significant jumps in both the NSE Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex, as predicted. The Nifty 50 was up 30 points and the Sensex had risen over 600 points.

6:15 PM: The NSE Nifty 50 gained 97.50 points to 19,522.95, and the Sensex surged 514.30 points to 65,418.98 to start the special hour-long Muhurat Trading session on a strong note.

6:30 PM: After trimming early gains, the major indexes, the Sensex and Nifty, were both trading somewhat lower. The Nifty 50 was up 111.95 points at 19,537.30, while the Sensex was up 368 points at 65,272.

6:35 PM: On the Sensex, all thirty stocks were trading in the green.

6:45 PM: The focus of this year’s special trading session has shifted to the wider markets. The BSE Smallcap index increased by 1.7%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 saw a 1.5% increase.

6:50 PM: The focus of the special trading day is on Coal India shares, which surged more than 3% to reach a 52-week high of Rs 336.70. At 331.80 a share, Coal India shares were up 2.60%.

6:55 PM: At Rs 2,116 per share, BSE shares were up 5.23%.

7:15 PM: Investor participation in the special trading session was very significant as it ended at. The Nifty 50 gained 100 points to conclude at 19,525.55, while the Sensex closed roughly 355 points higher at 65,259 following a robust surge.

During the special trading session, the leading gainers were shares of Coal India, UPL, and Infosys. On the Nifty 50, Coal India was up 3.73%, with UPL (1.66%), ONGC (1.35%), Infosys (1.8%), and Eicher Motors (0.93%) following suit. Despite turbulence, the financial markets appear to be holding up throughout the special trading session. Like the Sensex, 49 out of 50 equities that are part of the NSE Nifty 50 were up, with Apollo Hospitals down only 0.2%. Strengthening the benchmark indexes were heavyweight firms such as TCS, Adani Enterprises, ITC, and Reliance Industries Limited. Every one of them was trading 0.50–0.60% higher.

Strong demand was seen in BSE Ltd.’s shares, which increased by about 8% to an all-time high of Rs 2,168.5 on the NSE. This followed the company’s impressive Q2FY24 financial results, which included a net profit growth of four times, to Rs 118.4 crore. With the Sensex and Nifty both trading close to 0.60% higher, the benchmark indexes appear poised to close the trading day on a positive note. Last evening, among sectoral indexes, IT and metal were among the top gainers.