What Is Muhurat Trading Time?
Muhurat Trading is a real, official one-hour session held by the NSE and BSE every Diwali at an astrologically chosen ‘muhurat’ (auspicious time).
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- Muhurat Trading is an annual tradition on India's exchanges (NSE and BSE): a special one-hour session on Diwali evening symbolising a prosperous start to the new Samvat year.
- The exact start and end times change every year and are published by the exchanges in advance, based on the Hindu Panchang calendar.
- Trading volumes in the session are typically light and symbolic; many participants place small trades rather than large positions.
- Because liquidity is thinner than in a normal session, spreads can widen — it is worth checking current conditions before trading.
- Outside Muhurat Trading, markets run on their normal weekday sessions; the special hour does not change ordinary trading risk.