Exchange trading takes place on all the days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and exchange holidays).

Pre-open session held between 09:00 AM and 09:08 AM for order entry and modification.

Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the closure of the Pre-open order entry.

Regular trading session :

For Cash/Equity (non-CAS-eligible):

1. Market Open: 09:15 AM

2. Market Close: 03:30 PM

3. The Post Market hrs held between 03:50 PM and 04:00 PM

For Cash/Equity (CAS-eligible — active F&O contracts):

1. Market Open: 09:15 AM

2. Continuous Trading Close: 03:15 PM

3. Dead Zone (no orders accepted): 03:15 PM to 03:20 PM

4. Closing Auction Session (CAS): 03:20 PM to 03:35 PM

5. The Post Market hrs held between 03:50 PM and 04:00 PM

For Futures and Options:

1. Market Open: 09:15 AM

2. Market Close: 03:40 PM

3. The Post Market hrs held between 03:50 PM and 04:00 PM

For Currency :

1. Market Open: 09:00 AM

2. Market Close: 05:00 PM

MCX Time:

1. Market Open: 09:00 AM

2. Market Close: 11:30 PM (Upto 11:55 PM on account of daylight savings typically between every November and March of the following year).

Equity, Future, and Options:

	Market Open	Market Close
Pre Market	09:00 AM	09:15 AM
Regular Trading — EQ (non-CAS-eligible)	09:15 AM	03:30 PM (unchanged)
Regular Trading — EQ (CAS-eligible)	09:15 AM	03:15 PM (new close, down from 3:30 PM)
Regular Trading — Futures & Options	09:15 AM	03:40 PM (new close, up from 3:30 PM)
Post Market	03:50 PM	04:00 PM (shifted from 3:40–4:00 PM)

Currency:

	Market open	Market Close
Currency (Normal trading & cross-currency)	09:00 AM	05:00 PM

MCX:

	Market Open	Market Close
MCX (Non Agro commodities)	09:00 AM	11:30 PM