The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday said it will conduct a special Muhurat trading session on Tuesday, October 21, to mark the festival of Diwali.

The symbolic trading session will be held between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm, the stock exchange said in a circular.

Normally, Muhurat trading takes place in the evening hours, however, this year NSE said that Muhurat trading will happen in afternoon. Last year, the special Muhurat trading session was held from 6 pm to 7 pm.

The new session also marks the beginning of a new Samvat (Vikram Samvat 2082) — the Hindu calendar year that starts on Diwali — and it is believed that trading during the ‘Muhurat’ or auspicious hour brings prosperity and financial growth for the stakeholders.

The market will remain closed for regular trading on Diw

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