Diwali Muhurat Trading 2025: Date, Timings, Rules, and All You Need to Know

Diwali is just around the corner, and the joy is sparking at India’s stock exchanges, too. The BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) will hold a special one-hour trading session to celebrate Diwali called the “Muhurat Trading.” For many years (started in 1957 by BSE and in 19921 by NSE), Indian investors have considered “Muhurat Trading” a lucky time to invest (so it brings in more prosperity, good luck, and wealth). What are the timings? Should you take “Muhurat Trading” seriously? For all that, learn more details.  

When Will It Happen in 2025?

The “Muhurat Trading” is on Tuesday, October 21 and here are the timings:

• Pre-opening session: 1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
• Main trading session: 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM

Why Many Investors Believe in Muhurat Trading?

Diwali is a holy time and is the start of a new year in the Hindu calendar. It is also known as Vikram Samvat 2082. So, many traditional investors and brokers treat this as the first trade of the new financial year. Several emotions and sentiments are attached to the “Muhurat Trading.”

What Can You Trade?

During this one-hour Muhurat session, you can trade in all the usual segments, like: 

• Equity (stocks)
• Commodity derivatives (like gold, silver, oil, etc.)
• Currency derivatives (like USD-INR, EUR-INR, etc.)
• Equity futures and options (F&O)
• Securities lending and borrowing (SLB)

What Can You Trade?

Well, the rules for “Muhurat Trading” are the same as those for a regular trading day in the Indian stock market. However, the only thing that is different is the timing (one hour).

Here’s what that means:

• All the trades are settled as a regular day, no change in that.
• Both the Capital Market and Futures & Options (F&O) are open to the public.
• Intraday trading is fully on (meaning buying and selling within the same session is allowed).
• This is a short window and is highly volatile (meaning the prices go up and down very quickly). 

Can You Buy Mutual Funds?

Yes. If you are interested, then you can buy mutual funds during the Muhurat session.