Muhurat Trading 2025: 10 Key Things That Changed Overnight For Market- Gift Nifty, US-China Trade Tension To Gold Rates

The Indian stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to open higher on Tuesday for the special Muhurat trading session due to Diwali 2025, led by upbeat global market cues. Asian markets traded higher, while the US stock market rose overnight amid signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China. The major Indian stock exchanges – the BSE, the National Stock Exchange (NSE), and the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), NCDEX – will hold the special Diwali Muhurat trading session today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, as a tradition to mark the beginning of the new Hindu fiscal year, Samvat 2082. The Muhurat trading session will be held from 4:00 PM to 2:00 PM. On Monday, the Indian stock market ended higher, extending its rally for the fourth consecutive session. The Sensex gained 411.18 points, or 0.49%, to close at 84,363.37, while the Nifty 50 settled 133.30 points, or 0.52%, higher at 25,843.15. “The continued momentum in the banking sector, coupled with rotational buying across other sectors, is driving the index higher with each passing session. We recommend maintaining a ‘buy on dips’ approach, focusing on large-cap and quality mid-cap stocks that have shown consistent relative strength,” said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd. on Tuesday, followed overnight gains on Wall Street, with Japanese stock indexes hitting record highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan hit a more than four-and-a-half-year high and was last up 0.94%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.46% to a new record, and the Topix also gained 0.48% to hit a record high. South Korea’s Kospi index rose 1.9%, while the Kosdaq gained 0.52%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.17% and the CSI 300 was up 0.3%. Gift Nifty Today Gift Nifty was closed for trading on Tuesday due to stock market holiday on account of Diwali 2025. Wall Street US stock market ended higher on Monday, led by gains in financials and technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 515.97 points, or 1.12%, to 46,706.58, while the S&P 500 rose 71.12 points, or 1.07%, to 6,735.13. The Nasdaq Composite closed 310.57 points, or 1.37% higher, at 22,990.54. Apple stock price rose 3.94% to hit a record high, while Amazon stock rose 1.61%, Meta stock price rose 2.13%, Netflix stock rose 3.27% and Alphabet stock price rose 1.28%. Nvidia stock price fell 0.32% and Tesla stock price rose 1.85%. US-China trade tensions US President Donald Trump said he expected to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed the risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan. US-Australia Rare Earth Deal US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal, Reuters reported. A White House statement on the deal said the investments would target deposits of critical minerals valued at $53 billion. Apple stock price Apple stock price rose to an all-time high after strong iPhone sales data. Apple shares rose 4.2% to $262.9, giving it a market capitalization of about $3.9 trillion and making it the second most valuable company in the world after AI chip giant Nvidia, Reuters reported. However, Apple share price ended 3.94% higher at $262.24, with a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion. Amazon AWS outage Amazon’s cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), suffered a major global outage on Monday, affecting a wide range of online platforms from social media and gaming to streaming and financial applications. Amazon says the problem has now been “fully mitigated”. Gold prices Gold prices traded higher to hover near all-time highs amid strong safe-haven demand. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $4,363.58 an ounce, after hitting a record high of $4,381.21 on Monday. U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 0.5% to $4,379 an ounce. Crude Oil Prices Crude oil prices fell on concerns about oversupply and risks to demand stemming from trade tensions between the US and China. Brent crude futures fell 0.56% to $60.66 a barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract fell 0.52% to $57.22. US dollar The US dollar index was little changed at 98.55. The yen was last 0.1% stronger at 150.61 per dollar, while the offshore yuan was steady at 7.1216 per dollar. Sterling last bought $1.3408, while the euro rose 0.08% to $1.1651. (With input from Reuters) Disclaimer: The views and recommendations made above are those of individual analysts or brokerage firms, and not of Mint. We advise investors to check with certified experts before making any investment decisions.