Muhurat Trading 2021 — Key Statistics of The Day

This year’s Muhurat Trading session was rewarding for investors. The Indian investor community sentiment around this session was packed with zeal and enthusiasm. But how did their collective transactions turn out for the market? Let’s take a look at the key statistics of the day.

Many investors rely on numbers before shortlisting stocks. Hence, we present to you the key statistics during Muhurat Trading. Read how the Nifty50 index performed on Muhurat Trading along with the post Muhurat Trading market reaction. Please be informed that this is a comparison of a one-hour trade session against a normal day trade session.

Nifty and Sensex closing

During Muhurat Trading, the stock market was engulfed with festive vibes as investors chose to be bullish. This can be confirmed by looking at the number of securities traded during this one-hour trading session; a staggering 2,017. There were 65.35 lakh trades that happened during Muhurat Trading, and this amounted to Rs. 11,552.24 cr. The benchmark index, NSE Nifty ended 0.49% higher than the previous day. And, the BSE Sensex advanced by 0.49% as well.

Highest Traded Nifty50 stocks (according to total traded value)

• The Nifty50 index performed well, with State Bank of India topping the list. It traded for a total value of Rs. 519.63 cr.
• Eicher Motors Ltd. which traded for a total value of Rs. 369.78 cr. performed the second best.
• Tata Motors Ltd. traded for a total value of Rs. 270.89 cr. making it the third in line, with ICICI Bank Ltd. in the 4th position which traded for a value of Rs. 246.30 cr.
• The 5th rank goes to Reliance Industries Ltd. with a total traded value of Rs. 196.69 cr.

Sectoral aggregation

Talking about sectors that performed the best under Nifty50, Automobiles and Components topped the list while the materials sector was one of the sectors that failed to perform well.

The NSE Nifty50 sector-wise ranking can be found in the table below along with the 1-day price change (compared with the previous day session):

Let us have a look at the performance of the stocks under the top sectors of Nifty50.

Continue to read rest of the sectoral aggregation, top 5 of the overall session, gold ETF — Nippon India ETF Gold BeES, and market reaction post Muhurat Trading.