The National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the commodity exchange Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will conduct a special Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, November 8, to mark Diwali Laxmi Pujan and the beginning of Samvat 2083.
The main equity trading session on NSE and BSE will run from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. The exchanges have also announced separate schedules for IPOs, relisted securities, illiquid stocks and securities eligible for the Closing Auction Session (CAS).
Both exchanges will begin the pre-open session at 2:05 pm. Investors can place, modify and cancel market and limit orders until 2:10 pm. Only limit orders will be permitted between 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm.
Order matching and trade confirmation will take place between 2:15 pm and 2:17 pm, followed by a buffer period until 2:20 pm. Continuous trading will begin at 2:20 pm.
A block deal window will operate from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm.