Diwali Muhurat Trading on Nov 8 from 2:20 PM, market closed on Nov 10 - Check full schedule

Mumbai (The Uttam Hindu): The country's leading stock exchanges - Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will organise the traditional 'Muhurat Trading' on Sunday, November 8, on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. During this special session, the domestic stock market will be open for investors for about an hour even on the normal weekly holiday. On the other hand, the stock market will observe a complete holiday on Tuesday, November 10, on the occasion of Diwali and Balipratipada, when there will be no regular trading in the equity, derivatives and currency segments.

The special session will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, activity will begin at 2:05 pm on MCX

The main time for this one-hour Muhurat trading session, symbolizing the beginning of Samvat 2083, has been set from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. Pre-trading processes on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and stock exchanges will begin at 2:05 pm. As per the schedule, the pre-opening session will run from 2:05 pm to 2:10 pm. Limit orders will be placed after this from 2:10 pm to 2:15 pm. The order matching and confirmation process will be completed between 2:15 pm and 2:17 pm, after which there will be a buffer period till 2:20 pm. The main Muhurat trading will begin at exactly 2:20 pm and will continue till 3:30 pm.

The tradition is decades old, the first purchase is made for prosperity in the new Samvat

The tradition of Muhurat trading on the day of Diwali is decades old and is associated with deep faith. This special session is being conducted uninterruptedly in BSE since the year 1957 and in NSE since the year 1992. In Hindu tradition and business community, Diwali day is considered to be the day of worship of new account books (Bahi-Khata) and the beginning of the new financial year. Investors and broking firms consider this day as a symbol of economic prosperity and good fortune and symbolically buy shares for long term investment.

A total of 16 holidays in 2026, with the last three remaining holidays of the year

A total of 16 official holidays were scheduled for the domestic stock market during the calendar year 2026, of which 13 have already passed, leaving only three remaining. In the coming days, there will be a full holiday on Tuesday, November 10th, for Diwali (Balipratipada). Following this, the stock market will be completely closed on Tuesday, November 24th, for Guru Nanak Jayanti (Prakash Parv) and on Friday, December 25th, for Christmas. Previously, the stock market was closed on Good Friday (April 3rd), Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14th), Maharashtra Day (May 1st), Bakrid (May 28th), Muharram (June 26th), Ganesh Chaturthi (September 14th), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2nd), and Dussehra (October 20th).