Diwali Muhurat Trading 2025: Details and Insights

The countdown to Diwali has started, and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) are gearing up for their special Muhurat trading session on October 21, 2025. This one-hour session marks the beginning of the new financial year according to the Hindu lunar calendar, Samvat. Muhurat trading is a unique opportunity for investors to make symbolic trades and join a collective gesture of good fortune.

Key Takeaways:

• Muhurat trading 2025 will take place on October 21, 2025, in the afternoon, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
• The session will be held on the last trading day before Diwali Laxmi Pujan and Balipratipada.
• The Indian stock exchanges hold a one-hour special trading session every year on Diwali, believed to bring prosperity and good fortune.
• Trades placed during muhurat trading are real and executed under normal market rules.
• The practice of muhurat trading began in 1957 when the BSE introduced it to coincide with the tradition of chopda pujan.
• The NSE adopted this practice later, ensuring the ritual survived even in a world ruled by terminals and tickers.
• During the session, investors usually buy select large-cap or fundamentally strong stocks, and some brokerage platforms waive brokerage charges.

Statistics:

• The muhurat trading session will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. on October 21, 2025.
• The session has been held every year on Diwali, a tradition believed to bring prosperity and good fortune.
• Trades placed during muhurat trading are real and executed under normal market rules.

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