Muhurat trading returns on Sunday, 8 November, when the NSE and BSE open for a special one-hour session to mark Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Normal trading in equities will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm IST, with a pre-open session from 2:05 pm. The session marks the start of Samvat 2083, the new year in the Hindu calendar, and it comes after a week in which the Sensex and Nifty posted their best weekly gains in nearly six years. The markets are closed on Saturday, 7 November, for the weekend, so Sunday’s session is the next chance to trade.
Muhurat trading timings on Sunday
The exchanges confirmed the Muhurat trading timings in circulars dated 19 October 2026. Block deals will run from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm, followed by the pre-open session from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm. Investors can place limit and market orders until 2:10 pm, and only limit orders will be accepted between 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm. The post-close session runs from 3:50 pm to 4:00 pm, and the cutoff for trade modification is 4:15 pm.
The session covers more than equities. Trading in equity derivatives on the BSE runs to 3:40 pm, and the commodity segments of the NSE and MCX will also trade from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. The Muhurat trading session carries real trades: every order that fills carries full settlement obligations, and brokerage, securities transaction tax, exchange charges and GST apply exactly as on a normal day.
The pre-open session sets the opening price for the short session, and the one-hour window is the only trading of the day. Investors who want to take part need to place their orders inside the windows the exchanges have set. The exchanges published the full schedule in circulars dated 19 October, and the same timings apply on both the NSE and the BSE.
What happens after Muhurat trading
Trades from the Muhurat trading session settle on Monday, 9 November, which is a normal trading day. Shares bought on Sunday can generally be sold on Monday, subject to each broker’s rules. Tuesday, 10 November, is a trading holiday on both exchanges for Diwali-Balipratipada, with the capital market, derivatives, electronic gold receipts and debt segments all shut. Commodity markets close for the morning session that day and reopen for the evening session.
The calendar gives investors a short week. The market is closed on Saturday, 7 November, for the weekend, opens for the one-hour Muhurat trading session on Sunday, trades normally on Monday and then shuts on Tuesday. A second November holiday follows on Tuesday, 24 November, for Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Every other weekday in the month is a normal trading day.
Commodity traders face a different calendar on the two November holidays. The morning session closes on both 10 November and 24 November, but the evening session opens as usual. The split matters for traders who hold commodity positions across a holiday, since the evening reopening gives them a chance to adjust before the next full session.
Why Muhurat trading matters to investors
Muhurat trading is the one session of the year timed to an auspicious hour, and many retail investors use it to buy shares for the year ahead. The Muhurat session is a long-standing tradition on the exchanges, and the timings are published in advance each year so brokers and investors can plan around the short session. The amounts traded are small next to a normal session, but the prices set on Sunday carry into Monday, and positions opened in the session carry the same risk as any other trade. Open positions will sit through the Tuesday holiday, so a gap on reopening on Wednesday, 11 November, is the risk to watch.
The session also closes a strong week for the market. The Sensex closed at 81,028.02 on Friday and the Nifty at 25,030.35, with both benchmarks up about 8.8 per cent and 8.6 per cent for the week. Investors who buy on Sunday will do so at the highest levels in more than eight months, and the Muhurat trading session will show quickly whether the week’s buying has further to run.