The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) has announced the timings for the special live trading session for Diwali Muhurat trading on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The main session will begin with the pre-open order entry period from 2:05 pm to 2:15 pm, followed by order matching and trade confirmation from 2:15 pm to 2:17 pm. The pre-open buffer period will run from 2:17 pm to 2:20 pm.
Normal market continuous trading will open at 2:20 pm. The normal market closing time for non-Closing Auction Session (CAS) securities will be 3:30 pm, while the closing time for CAS securities will be 3:15 pm.
CAS and post-close schedule The reference price calculation and transition from the continuous trading session to CAS will take place from 3:15 pm to 3:20 pm. The CAS order entry period will run from 3:20 pm to 3:30 pm, followed by order matching and trade confirmation from 3:30 pm to 3:35 pm.
The CAS transition period will continue until 3:50 pm, followed by the post-close session from 3:50 pm to 4 pm.
During the pre-open and CAS order entry periods, order entry, modification and cancellation will be permitted for both limit and market orders during the initial phase. In the subsequent phase, these activities will be restricted to limit orders, with modification and cancellation of market orders not permitted. The exchange has specified system-driven random closure during the last two minutes of the relevant order-entry periods.
Other trading sessions The block deal session will take place from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm. The special pre-open session for initial public offerings (IPOs) and relisted securities will run from 2:05 pm to 2:50 pm, with system-driven random closure in the last 10 minutes. Normal market timings for stocks in the special pre-open session will be from 3:05 pm to 3:30 pm.
The call auction illiquid session is scheduled from 2:25 pm to 3:10 pm, with system-driven random closure in the last minute. The trade modification cut-off time will be 4:15 pm.
The NSE has stated that all trades executed during the Diwali Muhurat trading session will result in settlement obligations.
The Muhurat session is a long-standing tradition in Indian stock markets, held every year on Diwali. It marks the beginning of a new Vikram Samvat (Hindu calendar year), which this year will be Samvat 2083.
Investors consider trading in this auspicious window a gesture to invoke prosperity and financial growth for the year ahead.
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