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Muhurat trading 2026
The Diwali session on NSE: its date and time from NSE’s own circulars, how it works, and the timings of earlier years. No tips or live prices.
- Date
- Sunday, 8 November 2026 (Diwali Laxmi Pujan)
- Time
- Normal trading from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm India time, after a pre-open session from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm. Futures and options trade until 3:40 pm.
- Source
- NSE circulars NSE/CMTR/71775, NSE/CMTR/76941, NSE/FAOP/76940
Muhurat trading 2026 timings
| Session | Time (IST) |
|---|---|
| Block deal session | 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm |
| Pre-open session | 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm |
| Normal market | 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm |
| Futures and options (F&O) | 2:20 pm to 3:40 pm |
| Closing auction session (its shares stop normal trading at 3:15 pm) | 3:15 pm to 3:35 pm |
| Post-close session | 3:50 pm to 4:00 pm |
From NSE’s circular NSE/CMTR/76941 of 19 October 2026, and NSE/FAOP/76940 for futures and options.
Diwali week on the market
| Day | Market |
|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 November 2026 | Muhurat trading only, 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm |
| Monday, 9 November 2026 | Normal trading day |
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 | Closed: Diwali Balipratipada |
| Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | Normal trading day |
From NSE’s 2026 holiday list (NSE/CMTR/71775). Is the stock market open today?
What Muhurat trading is
Diwali marks the start of the new Samvat year, by which many traders in India keep their accounts, and Muhurat trading is a short session on Diwali so that the year opens with a trade at an auspicious time, a muhurat. NSE and BSE hold it even when Diwali falls on a weekend: in 2026 Diwali Laxmi Pujan is on a Sunday, and NSE’s list of 2026 trading holidays (NSE/CMTR/71775) names Sunday, 8 November 2026 as the day of Muhurat trading.
How the session works
It runs like a short trading day. A pre-open session collects orders in shares and sets their opening prices, about an hour of normal trading follows, and a closing session ends it. In 2025 shares, futures and options, currency derivatives and commodity derivatives all traded in the same hour, each under an NSE circular of its own (NSE/CMTR/70319, NSE/FAOP/70320, NSE/CD/70321, NSE/COM/70362). NSE’s circulars say that all trades in the session “shall result in settlement obligations”: they are real trades, so shares you buy are paid for and delivered, and shares you sell must be delivered, as on any other day.
Charges and tax
A trade in the Muhurat session costs what it would on any other day: your broker’s brokerage, STT, the exchange’s transaction charge, SEBI’s fee, stamp duty and GST, and DP charges when you sell shares from your demat account. Profits and losses count for tax in the usual way. The brokerage calculator works out the charges on a Muhurat trade like any other.
When the trades settle
Muhurat trades settle on the usual T+1 cycle, on the next settlement day after the session. NSE Clearing settles the trades of the 2026 session on Monday, 9 November 2026 (NCL/CMPT/77037).
Muhurat trading in earlier years
| Date | Pre-open (IST) | Normal trading (IST) | NSE circular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 21 October 2025 | 1:30 pm to 1:45 pm | 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm | NSE/CMTR/70319 |
| Friday, 1 November 2024 | 5:45 pm to 6:00 pm | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | NSE/CMTR/64628 |
| Sunday, 12 November 2023 | 6:00 pm to 6:08 pm | 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm | NSE/CMTR/59124 |
In these years NSE’s circular came out 2 to 4 weeks before the session.
Questions people ask
- When is Muhurat trading in 2026?
- On Sunday, 8 November 2026, Diwali Laxmi Pujan. That is the day on NSE’s 2026 holiday list (NSE/CMTR/71775).
- What is the Muhurat trading time in 2026?
- Normal trading from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm India time, after a pre-open session from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm. Futures and options trade until 3:40 pm. It is in NSE’s circular NSE/CMTR/76941 and, for futures and options, NSE/FAOP/76940.
- Is the stock market open on Diwali 2026?
- Only for Muhurat trading on Sunday, 8 November 2026. After that, Monday, 9 November 2026 is a normal trading day; the market is closed on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 for Diwali Balipratipada; Wednesday, 11 November 2026 is a normal trading day.
- Are Muhurat trades real trades?
- Yes. NSE’s circulars say all trades in the session result in settlement obligations, so they settle like any other day’s trades.
- Do the usual charges apply to Muhurat trades?
- Yes: brokerage, STT, the exchange’s transaction charge, SEBI’s fee, stamp duty and GST, and DP charges when you sell shares from your demat account.
- Does BSE hold Muhurat trading too?
- Yes. BSE holds its own session and announces it in a notice on its website. This page follows NSE’s circulars.
Sources
- NSE circular NSE/CMTR/76941 of 19 October 2026: Muhurat trading on 8 November 2026 (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/FAOP/76940 of 19 October 2026: Muhurat trading on 8 November 2026, futures and options (PDF)
- NSE Clearing NCL/CMPT/77037 (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/CMTR/71775 of 12 December 2025: trading holidays for 2026, with Muhurat trading on Sunday, 8 November 2026 (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/CMTR/70319 of 22 September 2025: Muhurat trading on 21 October 2025, equity (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/FAOP/70320 of 22 September 2025: Muhurat trading on 21 October 2025, futures and options (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/CD/70321 of 22 September 2025: Muhurat trading on 21 October 2025, currency derivatives (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/COM/70362 of 23 September 2025: Muhurat trading on 21 October 2025, commodity derivatives (PDF)
- NSE Clearing circular NCL/CMPT/70409 of 25 September 2025: settlement of the 21 October 2025 session (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/CMTR/64628 of 19 October 2024: Muhurat trading on 1 November 2024, equity (PDF)
- NSE circular NSE/CMTR/59124 of 27 October 2023: Muhurat trading on 12 November 2023, equity (PDF)
From NSE’s circulars; checked 26 October 2026.