NSE and BSE to Hold Special Muhurat Trading Session on November 8, 2026

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will conduct a special Muhurat trading session on Sunday, November 8, 2026, to mark Diwali Laxmi Pujan. The session will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, with a pre-opening period from 2:05 pm to 2:20 pm, even though the day is normally a market holiday.

The exchanges have also outlined additional trading windows for that day: a block-deal window from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm, a closing session without CAS from 3:30 pm to 3:50 pm, a closing session with CAS from 3:35 pm to 3:50 pm, and a post-closing session from 3:50 pm to 4:00 pm.

According to the holiday calendar, the Indian equity and equity derivatives markets will be closed on several other November dates, including November 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 22, 24, 28 and 29.

Muhurat trading, a long-standing tradition in the Indian stock market, is viewed by investors as an auspicious time to place token purchases as a gesture of respect to Goddess Lakshmi, with the belief that it may bring good fortune for the coming financial year.