The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the Muhurat Trading 2025 session date as Tuesday, October 21, coinciding with Diwali’s Lakshmi Puja. This one-hour special trading window is considered highly auspicious for investors, marking the beginning of the new Samvat year with prosperity
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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has now formally announced the date and time, along with all the other little details, about the Muhurat Trading session for the year 2025. Diwali is a festival that marks the beginning of the new Samvat year and is a day when traders stay excited for a special 1-hour-long trading session to take their chances in the Indian stock market.
In view of informing about this year's Muhurat trading session, the NSE has announced that the special trading session will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, coinciding with Lakshmi Puja, a day considered highly auspicious for new beginnings and investments.
What is Muhurat trading, and why is it so significant?
Muhurat Trading is a long-standing tradition in the Indian stock market that has been going on for many years. This special 1-hour trading session is said to bring prosperity and good fortune, as per the beliefs of many. However, the term ‘Muhurat’ refers to an auspicious time determined by the Hindu calendar, during which trading is believed to bring wealth and success in the coming year.
Muhurat trading is a one-hour log session during which the Indian stock market opens for one hour after being closed for the whole day. The one-hour-long session opens according to the Muhurat, the same as Lakshmi Pooja, which is set to bring wealth and prosperity across the millions of Indians who tend to invest or trade in the stock market.
Muhurat trading date and time
Both the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain closed for regular trading throughout the day on October 21 on the occasion of Diwali, except for the one-hour Muhurat trading session. According to the official notification released by NSE, Muhurat Trading 2025 will take place during the afternoon hours in 2025. The schedule for the day is as follows:
- Block deal session: 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm
- Pre-open session: 1:30 pm to 1:45 pm
- Regular Muhurat trading session: 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm
- Closing Session/trade modification: up to 2:55 pm
- Final settlement and post-trade activities: till approximately 3:05 pm
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