Muhurat Trading 2026: Diwali special stock market session — date, time and full schedule out

The annual special session is held to mark the beginning of a new financial year as per the Hindu calendar.

Muhurat trading 2026 schedule

The main session will start with the pre-open entry period from 2:05 PM to 2:15 PM for “order entry, modification and cancellation for both limit and market orders”.

It will also have a pre-open “order entry, modification, and order cancellation period only for limit orders”, from 2:10 PM to 2:15 PM.

It will be followed by a pre-open order matching and trade confirmation period, which will take place between 2:15 PM and 2:17 PM.

After a pre-open buffer period form 2:17 PM to 2:20 PM, the market will open for normal trading at 2:20 PM.

The normal market will close at 3:15 PM for for Closing Auction Session (CAS) securities, while closing at 3:30 PM for non-CAS securities.

It will be followed by the non-CAS order matching and trade confirmation period from 3:30 PM to 3:35 PM IST, and a CAS transition period between 3:35 PM and 3:50 PM IST.

The post-close session will be conducted between 3:50 PM and 4:00 PM on Sunday, November 8.

Furthermore, the normal market timings for stocks in special preopen session is from 3:05 PM to 3:30 PM.

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Other important timings

Additionally, the special preopen session for initial public offerings (IPOs) and relisted securities will take place from 2:05 and 2:50 PM.

The call auction illiquid session will happen between 2:25 PM and 3:10 PM.

Furthermore, the trade modification cut-off time will be from 2:20 to 4:15 PM.