The Special Trading session will run from 2:05 pm to 2:19 pm. While the main trading session will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm
Stock Market Muhurat Trading, Check Timings: On the auspicious occasion of Diwali Stock Market will conduct Muhurat Trading. Muhurat trading is a symbolic market session. According to beliefs, doing business during ‘Muhurat’ i.e. auspicious times brings prosperity and financial growth to the parties concerned. Although the stock market will be closed for regular trading on Diwali, investors will get a chance to buy and sell stocks in this special trading session.
As per the circulars of BSE and NSE, during Muhurat trading various segments including equities, commodity derivatives, currency derivatives, equity futures and options and SLB can be traded. The exchange has released the complete time table for muhurat trading.
Complete schedule of muhurat trading for Diwali 2026
According to the circular, business members will be allowed to log-in between 1:15 pm and 1:50 pm. After this, the timings for wholesale deals have been fixed from 1:50 PM to 2:05 PM.
The Special Trading session will run from 2:05 pm to 2:19 pm. While the main trading session will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. The periodic call auction session is scheduled from 2:25 pm to 3:20 pm. Investors can place limit and market orders till 2:10 PM, while only limit orders will be accepted between 2:10 PM and 2:15 PM. Order matching and confirmation will take place from 2:15 pm to 2:17 pm, followed by a buffer period until 2:20 pm. Client codes can be changed until 3:45 pm.
Apart from these, the closing auction activities will take place from 3:15 pm to 3:35 pm. While the closing session for non-CAS securities will last from 3:30 pm to 3:50 pm. The closing buffer period for CAS Securities is scheduled from 3:35 PM to 3:50 PM. After this, the after-hours session will continue from 3:50 PM to 4:00 PM.
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Muhurat Trading 2026: Settlement
Equity trades made in Muhurat trading will be settled on Monday 9th November under T+1 arrangement. According to NSE clearing, whatever trading will be done on October 8, the settlement will be done on November 9. The Clearing Corporation has fixed the pay-in time at 4:30 pm and the pay-out time at 9 pm.
