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stock markets will open for a special one-hour session on account of Diwali
Every year, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) conduct a special session on Diwali
The trading window - on Sunday, October 27 this year - is to mark the beginning of year Samvat 2076, which will end on the eve of Diwali
"Muhurat" means auspicious in Hindi, and many traders believe gains made during this session bring prosperity and wealth in the year ahead
The special trading session provides a window for investors to trade in the equities and derivatives markets briefly on the very day of
benchmark rose 1,053.9 points - or 10.01 per cent.Diwali Muhurat Trading Session on Sunday, October 27, 2019Start TimeEnd TimeBlock deal
session17:45 hrs18:00 hrsPre Open*18:00 hrs18:08 hrsNormal Market18:15 hrs19:15 hrsCall Auction Illiquid session *18:20 hrs19:05 hrsClosing
Session19:25 hrs19:35 hrsTrade Modification cut-off time18:15 hrs19:45 hrs* Random closure in last one minute"All trades executed in this
Diwali Muhurat trading session shall result in settlement obligations
"Source: National Stock Exchange (NSE) circular dated October 23Muhurat trading pre-open market timingsThe pre-opening session will be
conducted from 6:00 pm to 6:08 pm on both stocks exchanges
On regular trading days, the pre-opening session opens for fifteen minutes starting 9:00 am.Muhurat trading regular timingsThe Muhurat
trading window will be available from 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
This window will be applicable to the equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives and commodity derivatives segments.Market holidayThe
financial markets will remain closed on Monday, October 28 for Diwali Balipratipada
After the Muhurat trading session on Sunday, trading will resume next on Tuesday, October 29.In the last Muhurat trading session, conducted
on November 7, 2018, the S-P BSE Sensex index climbed 0.7 per cent to end at 35,237.68 and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark rose 0.65 per
cent to shut shop at 10,598.4
Infosys was the top boost to the Nifty with a gain of 1.4 per cent.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India and around
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