Muhurat Trading 2026 Timings: BSE Sets Sunday, November 8 Session

Muhurat trading 2026 now has a clock attached to it. BSE put out a set of notices on Monday, October 19, fixing the timings for the one-hour-plus Diwali session on Sunday, November 8, 2026, held on account of Laxmi Pujan. Normal trading in the equity cash segment will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, according to the BSE equity segment notice (No. 20261019-9).

That’s a 70-minute window. Short, and mostly symbolic, but plenty of investors like to place at least a token order in it.

Muhurat trading 2026 timings for BSE equity

The equity day is packed into a little under three hours, start to finish. Here’s how BSE has laid it out:

• Log-in: 1:15 pm to 1:50 pm
• Block deal window: 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm
• Pre-open order entry: 2:05 pm to 2:15 pm (limit and market orders until 2:10 pm, limit orders only after that), with order matching from 2:15 pm to 2:17 pm and a buffer until 2:20 pm
• Continuous trading: 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm
• Closing session for non-CAS securities: 3:30 pm to 3:50 pm, then post-closing until 4:00 pm
• Trade modification: until 4:15 pm, with trade annulment requests accepted until 4:20 pm

One detail traders tend to miss. Stocks that are part of the closing auction session (CAS) switch out of continuous trading at 3:15 pm, when the reference price is calculated. Auction order entry then runs from 3:20 pm to 3:30 pm, and matching happens between 3:30 pm and 3:35 pm. BSE says the closing reference price for these stocks will be based on the volume-weighted average price of trades between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm. If you haven’t followed how that auction works, our explainer on the closing auction session walks through it, and the pre-open session guide covers the 2:05 pm order-entry step.

IPO and re-listed scrips get their own special pre-open from 2:05 pm to 2:50 pm, with matching until 3:05 pm and trading from 3:05 pm to 3:30 pm. There’s also one periodic call auction session, with order entry from 2:25 pm to 3:10 pm. Our note on call auctions for illiquid stocks explains which shares land there.

Derivatives, currency, commodities and gold receipts

F&O traders get a slightly longer run. The equity derivatives notice sets continuous trading from 2:20 pm to 3:40 pm, ten minutes past the cash market, with futures price bands updated between 3:15 pm and 3:20 pm to line up with the cash-segment closing auction.

Currency derivatives (including cross-currency and interest rate derivatives) and commodity derivatives will both trade from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, as per BSE’s currency and commodity notices. The Electronic Gold Receipts segment, which Financial Express reported on, also trades 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm, with a block deal window from 2:35 pm to 2:50 pm and a closing session until 3:50 pm, per the EGR notice.

What about NSE?

NSE has confirmed the same date. Its holiday page says Muhurat trading will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2026, on account of Diwali Laxmi Pujan, and that the timings will be notified later through a circular. Until that circular is out, we wouldn’t assume NSE’s slots match BSE’s to the minute.

A practical point. Check with your broker on funds, settlement dates and whether they take after-market orders for the session, since the timetable is tighter than a normal day. Liquidity in a 70-minute window can be thin in smaller names, which is worth keeping in mind before placing market orders.

Disclaimer: This article is for information only and is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Session timings are taken from the BSE notices and NSE page linked above; exchanges can revise them, so please confirm with your broker and consult a SEBI-registered investment adviser before making any investment decision.