On Diwali 2025, Indian stock exchanges will hold the customary Muhurat Trading session, marking the start of the Hindu fiscal year, Samvat 2082. Scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, the session provides a ceremonial trading period with pre-open, block deal, and normal market sessions across equity, derivatives, and commodities.
For 2025, the session is planned as a one-hour market window, preceded by specific preparatory sessions, lets take a look at the schedule.
| Segment | Start Time | Close Time |
| Block Deal Session | 1:15 PM | 1:30 PM |
| Pre-Open Session | 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM |
| Normal Market Session | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Trade Modification Cut-off | 1:45 PM | 3:15 PM |
| Segment | Start Time | Close Time |
| Normal Market Session | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Trade Modification End | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
| Segment | Start Time | End Time |
| Normal Market | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Position Limit / Collateral Setup | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
| Trade Modification End | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
| Segment | Start Time | Close Time |
| Trading, Confirmation, Modification, Cancellation | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Confirmation, Modification, Cancellation | 2:45 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Modification, Cancellation | 3:00 PM | 3:15 PM |
Note: All trades executed during these sessions will follow standard settlement procedures.
Muhurat Trading combines cultural symbolism with market participation. For many, it is a way to begin the new financial year with transactions executed during an astrologically favourable window.
The session is open to all investors with a Demat and trading account.
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Diwali Muhurat Trading 2025 provides an intersection of cultural practice and market activity, with special sessions for equity, derivatives, commodities, and corporate bonds. It allows participants to engage in trading within a defined one-hour window, while all settlements follow standard protocols. The event remains a notable part of India’s financial calendar, blending tradition with the operations of modern markets.
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Published on: Oct 17, 2025, 3:29 PM IST
Neha Dubey
Neha Dubey is a Content Analyst with 3 years of experience in financial journalism, having written for a leading newswire agency and multiple newspapers. At Angel One, she creates daily content on finance and the economy. Neha holds a degree in Economics and a Master’s in Journalism.
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