Muhurat Trading 2026 on Sunday, 8 November: NSE, BSE Session Runs 2:20 PM to 3:30 PM
The special Diwali session marks the start of the new Samvat year. Pre-open is 2:05–2:20 PM, regular equity trading 2:20–3:30 PM, and F&O until 3:40 PM.
India’s stock exchanges will open for their customary Diwali Muhurat trading session on Sunday, 8 November 2026, the day of Lakshmi Puja. Regular trading stays shut that day, but NSE and BSE will run a short afternoon window that, by tradition, opens the new Hindu accounting year.
Session timings (IST)
- Pre-open: 2:05 PM to 2:20 PM
- Normal equity trading: 2:20 PM to 3:30 PM
- Stocks in the closing auction (CAS): regular trading stops at 3:15 PM, followed by the auction from 3:20 PM to 3:35 PM
- Equity futures and options: 2:20 PM to 3:40 PM
Some newly listed and thinly traded shares follow separate windows, and other segments have their own timetables on the exchange websites.
How it works
No special account is needed; an active trading and demat account with a broker that supports the session is enough. These are real trades with normal settlement obligations, though holidays around Diwali can shift settlement dates. Intraday trading may be allowed subject to the broker’s own cut-off times.
A word of caution
Many families buy a few shares during Muhurat trading as a symbolic start, but a stock is not worth more because it was bought in an auspicious hour. The session is short and some shares see fewer buyers and sellers, so the price on a market order can differ from what you saw on screen. A limit order gives more control, though it may not get filled.
Featured image: BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange Building — Niyantha Shekhar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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