Diwali Muhurat Trading today: Timings, details, significance & all you need to know

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Diwali Muhurat Trading 2023 today: The BSE and NSE will open for an hour today November 12, despite it being a Sunday, on account of the Diwali Mahurat trade. As per separate circulars from each of the exchanges, the symbolic trading session window, which includes a 15-minute pre-market session, will be opened from 6 pm to 7.15 pm today. Mahurat trading is a symbolic hour-long session opened by the market exchanges in India on Diwali each year since the day is considered an auspicious time to invest in stocks.

Also Read | Diwali 2023: Date, shubh muhurat, pooja timings for the five-day festival According to market analyst, interest and participation is expected to be high as Diwali is considered the "ideal time to start anything new" and investors are said to benefit throughout the year from trading during this session. It is believed that trading during the 'muhurat' or auspicious hour brings prosperity and financial growth. Thus, on Diwali each year, despite regular trading being shut, the one-hour window is opened.

All trades executed during the Muhurat session are settled on the same day during the 15-minute pre-opening and closing sessions. Last year, the BSE and NSE were opened between 6.15 pm to 7.15 pm on October 24 for Muhurat trade. The stock exchanges will have the Muhurat trading today November 12 between 6-7.15 pm, as per separate circulars from the BSE and NSE.

This includes a pre-market session from 6-6.08 pm, the stock exchanges said in separate circulars. Also Read | Diwali 2023: Tata Motors, Zomato among Dalal & Broacha's top 10 stock picks Additionally, the block deal window will open at 5:45 pm. In the commodity and currency derivative segment, the muhurat trading session will take place from