Muhurat Trading 2026: BSE sets November 8 session timings

BSE has scheduled continuous equity trading for Diwali Muhurat Trading 2026 from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm on Sunday, November 8, marking Laxmi Pujan. Economic Times Markets reported that the exchange issued its detailed timetable in a circular dated October 19.

The special Sunday session is shorter than the regular equity trading day, which runs from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm. Separate windows apply to block deals, pre-open orders, eligible IPO and re-listed securities, and auction mechanisms.

BSE pre-open and block deal schedule

Trading members can log in from 1:15 pm to 1:50 pm. The block deal window follows from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm.

The pre-open session starts at 2:05 pm. Both limit and market orders can be entered until 2:10 pm; only limit orders will be accepted from 2:10 pm to 2:15 pm. Matching and confirmation are scheduled for 2:15 pm to 2:17 pm, followed by a buffer until continuous trading starts at 2:20 pm.

The stated continuous trading window ends at 3:30 pm, though closing-auction procedures begin before that deadline. Order entry in certain auction periods will be subject to random stoppages under the prescribed mechanism.

Separate windows for IPO stocks and call auctions

For IPO and re-listed securities eligible for the special pre-open session, order entry runs from 2:05 pm to 2:50 pm. Matching follows from 2:50 pm to 3:05 pm, with continuous trading for these securities scheduled from 3:05 pm to 3:30 pm.

Stocks under the periodic call auction mechanism have an order-entry window from 2:25 pm to 3:10 pm. Their matching period runs from 3:10 pm to 3:20 pm.

Closing-auction procedures begin at 3:15 pm, with reference-price calculation, order entry and matching stages extending until 3:35 pm. For eligible securities, the closing reference price will use the volume-weighted average price of trades executed between 3 pm and 3:15 pm.

The Diwali market tradition

Muhurat Trading is the Indian stock market’s customary Diwali session, associated with Laxmi Puja and an auspicious start for investors. Many participants mark the occasion with symbolic share purchases.

The festive setting does not remove the usual trading obligations: orders and trades remain subject to the applicable exchange rules and settlement procedures.