NSE, BSE and MCX schedule special Muhurat Trading session for Diwali on Nov 8

India's National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will conduct a special Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, November 8, to mark Diwali Laxmi Pujan and the beginning of Samvat 2083. The session will run from 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time, and all trades executed during the hour will be settled on November 9 under a T+1 settlement cycle.

The one-hour window is a traditional market practice that allows investors to place symbolic trades during the festive period. No additional trading hours or changes to regular market operations are announced beyond the special session.