Sensex Closes Diwali Muhurat Trading With Robust Gains Of Over 500 Points

Muhurat Trading: Indian equity benchmarks showed robust gains during the Muhurat Diwali trading hour on Monday.

Indian equity benchmarks showed robust gains, rising to one-month highs during the Muhurat trading hour on Monday to mark the beginning of the Hindu Samvat year 2079.

Investors place bets on the exchange systems available between 6.15 pm to 7.15 pm, following their predictions of what stocks would be profitable and auspicious. Many traders think that profits made during "muhurat," which is Hindi for "auspicious," promise wealth and prosperity in the coming year.