NSE, BSE to hold Diwali Muhurat trading on November 8

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE will conduct their annual Muhurat trading session on November 8 to mark Diwali and the beginning of the new Hindu accounting year, Samvat.

According to circulars issued by the NSE, the special trading session will begin at 2:20 pm on Sunday. Continuous trading in stocks covered by the closing auction session (CAS) will end at 3:15 pm, followed by the closing auction, while trading in other stocks will continue until 3:30 pm. Equity futures and options trading will run from 2:20 pm to 3:40 pm.

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The trade-modification deadline will be 4:15 pm for the cash market and 3:50 pm for equity derivatives on the NSE.