NSE holidays 2025: Diwali market holiday dates, BSE trading schedule & Muhurat trading timings
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Investors marking their calendars for Diwali 2025 can note that the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain closed on Tuesday, 21 October, for Diwali Lakshmi Puja, and again on Wednesday, 22 October, for Balipratipada. The only market activity on 21 October will be the one-hour Muhurat Trading session, a time-honoured ritual symbolising the start of the new Hindu financial year, scheduled from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM. While many households will celebrate Lakshmi Puja on the evening of 20 October, aligned with the lunar calendar’s Amavasya tithi, the exchanges will observe the holiday officially on 21 October. Markets will also remain closed on 18 October for Dhanteras and on 19 October as per the regular weekend schedule. The Muhurat Trading session, breaking from its typical evening slot in recent years, will take place in the afternoon this year. Trading will be permitted across equities, futures and options, currency and commodity...