Muhurat Trading 2025: Date, Time & What It Truly Symbolizes
Amid the rhythmic oscillations of India’s financial markets, one session carries gravity beyond price ticks and volume: Muhurat Trading. This brief, symbolic hour on Diwali signals more than trades—it embodies tradition, faith, and new beginnings.
What Is Muhurat Trading?
Muhurat trading is a special, one-hour trading window conducted every Diwali by NSE and BSE. ET Now Far from just a market ritual, it marks the onset of the Hindu financial new year, Samvat. For many investors, it’s an honorific moment—a chance to place small but optimistic bets in share holdings, invoking the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi. ET Now
In essence: while the trades are “real” — treated as standard trades with usual settlement cycles — the act itself is laden with symbolism. ET Now
When Will Muhurat Trading 2025 Take Place?
The National Stock Exchange has confirmed that in 2025, the Muhurat Trading session will occur on Tuesday, October 21—coinciding with Diwali. ET Now
Here’s the detailed schedule as per the NSE circular:
- Block Deal Session: 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm ET Now
- Pre-Open Session: 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm (with a random closing between 1:37 pm and 1:38 pm) ET Now
- Normal Market Session: 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm ET Now
- Special Pre-Open Session (for IPO & relisted securities): 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm (random closure between 2:05 pm and 2:15 pm) ET Now
- Normal Open for the above: 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET Now
- Call Auction Illiquid Session: 1:50 pm – 2:35 pm (random closure between 2:34 pm and 2:35 pm) ET Now
- Closing Session: 2:55 pm – 3:05 pm ET Now
- Trade Modification Cut-off: 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm ET Now
Though the session is short, every minute is charged with fervour. ET Now
Why Does It Matter?
Muhurat trading fuses the spiritual and financial. For decades, it’s been a ceremonious nod to tradition—for traders to offer gratitude, channel hopes, and reassert faith in markets. ET Now
Despite the limited duration, many investors treat it as an auspicious moment: entering fundamentally sound stocks, placing symbolic trades, and embracing fresh starts. ET Now
This confluence of culture and commerce breathes life into the otherwise mechanical world of exchanges. As Diwali’s lights sparkle outside trading halls, inside, the markets reflect optimism and renewal.
