Muhurat Trading 2025: Muhurat Trading 2025 starts at 1.45 PM this year and will end at 2.45 PM this year. Muhurat trading is the once-in-a-year event that is celebrated on the auspicious day of Diwali, and it is considered the most lucky day to invest in the stock market.
What is Muhurat Trading?
Muhurat Trading is a symbolic trading session conducted by Indian stock exchanges (Both BSE and NSE) on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, a festival marking the triumph of good over evil, the festival of lights.
According to the Hindu calendar (Vikram Samvat), it marks the beginning of the new financial year and is considered the most auspicious time to invest in the stock market.
More facts about Muhurat Trading
Duration:- Muhurat Trading lasts for about an hour in the evening of auspicious Diwali.
Purpose:- Traders and investors buy stocks during this 1-hour time as it is considered a good luck ritual for prosperity and wealth in the coming year.
Participants:– Retail and Institutional investors take part in this trading session, and the market generally sees positive sentiment during this time.
Tradition:- Many investors worship Ma Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, during this time, to bring a positive vibe in their minds that helps to attract wealth.
In a nutshell, Muhurat Trading is the time combined with faith, tradition, and finance to bring good luck and prosperity in the trading career.
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What is the date and time of Muhurat Trading in 2025?
According to the recent update, the Muhurat Trading window will open from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM IST on October 21, 2025. This year, the Muhurat Trading slot will be different from the usual evening hours of previous years.
Both Exchanges, NSE and BSE, will participate in the Muhurat Trading facilitates a pre-open session and a block deal segment. Generally, the market remains closed on the auspicious event of Diwali, but this one hour sees a large no of trading activities each year, leveraging to bring good luck to the financial calendar.
Is Muhurat Trading always bullish?
Technically, it can’t always be bullish, but if you consider it from the angle of sentiment and good fortune, you may be profitable on the stocks you invest in the auspicious event of Muhurat. Generally, there is a myth, people who buy stocks during the Muhurat time are profitable if they hold the stocks for a long time.
Advantages of Trading in the Muhurat time
Auspicious time to start investment: As Muhurat Trading is considered the most auspicious time to start new investing, it is a symbolic and positive practice to start new investing. Investing for this 1 hour brings prosperity and fortune to our lifestyle.
Positive Market Sentiment: As investors perceive this as a good time to invest, the sentiment of the market stays on an upward scale, and the market generally stays bullish. And these bullish sentiments continue to move the stock upward.
To Rebalance Your Portfolio: Muhurat Trading allows you to rebalance your portfolio and reshuffle with the new opportunity with the old one, and it leverages investors to take advantage of festive optimism and to do strategic investment.
Swing Trading Opportunity: Muhurat trading allows an investor to invest in a stock or index in a positive sentiment mode. So, for the short-term, within a 1-3 month span of time, an investor could gain profit on the invested stock.
But before investment, watch the market sentiment as the stock market is highly volatile; anything can happen anytime, your portfolio could face a massive loss if you do not have proper knowledge.
Disadvantages of Muhurat Trading
Short Trading Time: The biggest drawback of Muhurat Trading is that it happens for only one hour, and exchanges do not care about whether it is a holiday or any other weekday; you only get one hour of time frame to research, decide, and pick the right stocks.
Limited Participation: For a short span of time, many traders cannot always join, and the gap between buying and selling can be pretty wide. So, placing a large order could be risky.
Emotion Flatters
This is an auspicious time to invest, but that festive feeling sometimes clouds your judgement. Many investors make impulsive trades rather than applying logic, which can sometimes go against their judgment.
Volatility involves: During a short span of time, many investors try to make a profit in the intraday session, but sometimes it can’t be judged properly, and investors get confused about the entry and exit points, as small investments can be the cause of big swings.
Returns are Typical: Muhurat Trading is auspicious, but that does not guarantee you sure return. Stock prices depend on many factors, such as the economy, company fundamentals, and industry trends. Real returns are guaranteed from long-term, well-planned, researched investments.
Muhurat Trading important timings:
| 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 |
| Special Pre-Open Session (IPO & Relisted Securities) | 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM (random closure between 2:05 PM and 2:15 PM) |
| Normal Market for Special Pre-Open Securities | 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Call Auction Illiquid Session | 1:50 PM | 2:35 PM (random closure between 2:34 PM and 2:35 PM) |
| Closing Session | 2:55 PM | 3:05 PM |
| Trade Modification Cut-off Time | 1:45 PM | 3:15 PM |
Detailed timings for different segments during the Diwali Muhurt trading 2025 as per the NSE disclosures:
Muhurat Trading Timings 2025 for Equity Markets
| Segment | Start Time | Close Time |
| Block Deal Session | 1:15 PM | 1:30 PM |
| Pre Open Session | 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM (random closure between 1:37 PM and 1:38 PM) |
| Normal Market Session | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Trade Modification Cut-off Session | 1:45 PM | 3:15 PM |
Muhurat Trading Timings 2025 for Derivatives (F&O and Currency)
| Segment | Start Time | Close Time |
| Normal Market Session | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Trade Modification End Time | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
Muhurat Trading Timings 2025 for Commodity Derivatives
| Segment | Start Time | End Time |
| Normal Market | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM |
| Position Limit / Collateral Setup Cut-off | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
| Trade Modification End Time | 1:45 PM | 2:55 PM |
Muhurat Trading Timings 2025 for Corporate Bonds (T+1 Settlement)
| 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 |
According to the official release by the NSE, Muhurat Trading will be considered as a normal trading day, and the usual settlement obligations will apply. All trades performed in this session will settle normally.
FAQs
Is trading open on Diwali?
Trading is closed in Diwali, but in Muhurat hours, you can do trading (Both buy and sell) of stocks.
Can I sell stocks in Muhurat Trading?
Yes, you can sell stocks on Muhurat Trading.
What is Muhurat trading pre-open market time?
This year, 2025, the Muhurat Trading pre-open market time is 1:15 PM
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