When is Diwali Muhurat trading 2025? NSE announces date and time

The Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that it will conduct the annual Diwali Muhurat trading session on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, offering investors a symbolic one-hour trading window.

According to the exchange’s circular, the normal trading session will be held from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, preceded by a pre-opening session between 1:30 pm and 1:45 pm.

The block deal session is scheduled between 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm, while a special pre-open session for IPOs and relisted securities will run from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm. A closing session will follow between 2:55 pm and 3:05 pm, with trade modifications allowed until 3:15 pm.

Muhurat Trading Timings (NSE, 21 Oct 2025):

(*as per NSE circular; random closure possible within last minute of window)

The Muhurat session is a long-standing tradition in Indian stock markets, held every year on Diwali. It marks the beginning of a new Vikram Samvat (Hindu calendar year), which this year will be Samvat 2082.

Investors consider trading in this auspicious window a gesture to invoke prosperity and financial growth for the year ahead. All trades executed will result in normal settlement obligations, NSE said.

Market participants across equities, derivatives, currencies, and SLB segments will be able to trade during this one-hour slot. Other exchanges are also expected to announce similar schedules in coordination with NSE.