Updated On: 08 November, 2018 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Arun Kejriwal
Samvat 2075 begins on a high as markets hit positive notes amidst festive cheer

Muhurat trading on at Bombay Stock Exchange. Pic/Suresh Karkera
Trading for Samvat 2075 began on a promising note and BSESENSEX gained 245.77 points or 0.70 per cent to close at 35,237.68 points. NIFTY gained 68.40 points or 0.65 per cent to close at 10,598.40 points. Trading for the New Year is more symbolic in nature and consists of one-hour trading for the new calendar year.
A look back
What did Samvat 2074, the year gone by have? It was a mixed bag and was extremely volatile right through. BSESENSEX began trading at 32,389 points on October 17, 2017. It made a high of 36,443.98 points on January 29, 2018 and then slipped all the way almost to where it all began, to 32,483 points on March 23, 2018. From there we had a strong sustained rally to 38,989.65 points on August 29. It was downhill again and a late recovery over the past 10 days saw the BSESENSEX close at 34,991.91 points, a gain of 2,601.95 points or 8.03 per cent.