MCX and Major Exchanges Set Timings for Diwali Muhurat Trading

Schedule

The Multi Commodity Exchange of India, along with NSE and BSE, will conduct its special Diwali Muhurat Trading session today, Sunday, November 8, to mark the start of Samvat 2083. Contracts across all commodities and indices will stay open for the session. According to an October 19 circular, a special session runs from 2:05 pm to 2:19 pm, followed by the main trading session from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. A separate Client Code Modification window operates from 2:20 pm to 3:45 pm, giving members 15 extra minutes after the market closes to make eligible corrections.

Comparison

This year's schedule starts later than the Diwali session held on October 21, 2025. Last year's special session took place from 1:30 pm to 1:44 pm, while the main window ran from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm with the modification cut-off at 3 pm. The special session begins 35 minutes later this year, the main session is 10 minutes longer, and the modification cut-off is pushed back by 45 minutes. For equity trading, members can log in between 1:15 pm and 1:50 pm, and the block deal window runs from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm. The pre-opening session takes place from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm, featuring specific windows for market and limit orders, order matching, and trade confirmation. Continuous trading lasts from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, though CAS-eligible securities end earlier at 3:15 pm. Exchanges set the trade modification window from 2:20 pm to 4:15 pm, the trade annulment deadline at 4:20 pm, and the post-closing session from 3:50 pm to 4 pm.

Context

Diwali Muhurat Trading is a symbolic and auspicious one-hour trading session held across Indian stock and commodity exchanges every year on the festival of Diwali. Investors and traders view trades placed during this window as a good omen for financial prosperity throughout the new Hindu calendar year, known as Samvat. While trading volumes during this brief session are typically low compared to normal trading days, it remains a long-standing tradition in the Indian financial community.