The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), on October 19, 2026, Capital Market Segment, issued a circular announcing a special live trading session on Sunday, November 8, 2026, on account of Diwali Muhurat Trading. The circular is issued in continuation of NSE Circular No. NSE/CMTR/71775 dated December 12, 2025.
The pre-open order entry period will run from 2:05 PM to 2:15 PM, followed by order matching and trade confirmation from 2:15 PM to 2:17 PM and a buffer period until 2:20 PM. Continuous trading will begin at 2:20 PM. For securities covered by the Closing Auction Session (CAS), the normal market closing time will be 3:15 PM, followed by reference price calculation and transition to CAS from 3:15 PM to 3:20 PM. The CAS order entry period will run from 3:20 PM to 3:30 PM, matching and trade confirmation from 3:30 PM to 3:35 PM, transition until 3:50 PM, and the post-close session from 3:50 PM to 4:00 PM. Non-CAS securities will close at 3:30 PM.
Other sessions include the block deal session from 1:50 PM to 2:05 PM, special pre-open session for IPO and relisted securities from 2:05 PM to 2:50 PM, normal trading for such securities from 3:05 PM to 3:30 PM, and the call auction illiquid session from 2:25 PM to 3:10 PM. The trade modification window is specified as 2:20 PM to 4:15 PM. System-driven random closure applies to the specified order-entry periods. All trades executed during the Diwali Muhurat Trading session will result in settlement obligations.
[Circular Ref. No. 149/2026]
