Samvat 2072 began on a positive note on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, with the S&P Sensex opening 191 points higher from its previous close of Tuesday, belying concerns that the Bihar Assembly poll results will subdue investor sentiments.

The S&P BSE Sensex later trimmed gains to close at 25,866.95, up 123.69 points, or 0.48%. 

Some of the Sensex gainers included Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Bhel and L&T, while the scrips that closed lower included Hero Motocorp, Bharti Airtel and ITC.

Axis Bank was the biggest gainer, closing 2.50% higher at Rs 480.20, followed by Sun Pharma that closed 1.93% higher at Rs 746.55.

Infosys, recommended by many brokerages, saw a modest gain of 0.25% to close at Rs 1,109.15 on the BSE. 

The 50-scrip NSE Nifty also opened high at 7,838.80, but after paring the initial gains, closed at 7,825,  a gain of 41.65 points, or 0.54%. 

The Nifty saw 43 advances and 7 declines, with Axis Bank, Yes Bank, BPCL and Sun Pharma posting decent gains, while Grasim, ITC and Bharti Airtel declined.

Among the BSE sectoral indices, almost all of them ended in the green, the maximum gain being registered by BSE Realty Index, at 2.16%. 

The special trading session was held between 5.45 pm and 6.45 pm, heralding Samvat 2072.

In Samvat 2071, during the special trading session on 23 October 2014, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 63 points to close at 26,851; the rally was led by ONGC, Reliance Industries and L&T.

The Nifty had gained 18.65 points to close at 8014.55.

Muhurat trading over the last five years:

Year Date Trend/Result Gainers/Losers
Samvat 2072 11 Nov, 2015 Sensex gains 123.69 points, closes at 25,866; Nifty up 41 points, closes at 7,825 Gainers – Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Tata STeel
Samvat 2071 23 Oct, 2014 Sensex gains 63 points, closes at 26,851; Nifty gains 18 points, closes at 8014 Gainers - ONGC, RIL, :&T
Samvat 2070 4 Nov, 2013 Sensex gains 43 points, closes at 21,239 points; Nifty gains 10 points, closes at 6317 Gainers - Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki
Samvat 2069 13 Nov, 2012 Sensex loses 51 points, closes at 18,618.87; Nifty sheds 16 points, closes at 5,666 Losers - Tata Motors, HDFC, Infosys, SBI
Samvat 2068 26 Oct, 2011 Sensex gains 34 points, closes at 17,288; Nifty up, closes at 5201 Gainers - L&T, SBI, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto