OPEN DEMAT ACCOUNT
SEARCH #
Home / Share Market / Share Market Timings in India
Share Market Timings in
India
To effectively trade or invest in the financial markets, you
need to have the right knowledge about the stock market
timings in India. All over the country, the share market
timings are the same. Therefore, once you get to know what
the stock market timings are, you can buy, sell, or invest in
shares from any part of the country during that time. These
timings are also the same whether you want to trade on any
of the two major stock exchanges in India, namely the BSE
and the NSE.
The regular market trading hours are from 09:15 AM and
close at 03:30 PM. There’s a pre-opening session before
09:15 AM and a post-closing session after 03:30 PM.
Know Share Market Timings in…
Pre-opening session
The pre-opening session starts at 09:00 AM and goes on till
09:15 AM. It’s further divided into three sections. During one
of these time slots, you can place orders to buy or sell
shares for a limited period. Let’s look at the details of the
pre-opening session below.
Section 1: From 09:00 AM to 09:08 AM
During these 8 minutes, you can place orders to buy or sell
different shares in the stock market. You can also modify or
cancel any orders that you may have placed. When the
normal trading session begins at 09:15 AM, the orders placed
during this section of the pre-opening session get
preference in the queue of orders.
Section 2: From 09:08 AM to 09:12 AM
During these 4 minutes, you cannot place any new orders,
modify existing ones, or cancel any order. This section is
necessary so that price matching can be performed. Price
matching involves comparing demand and supply. It helps
determine the final prices at which different shares will be
traded when the market opens at 09:15 AM.
Section 3: From 09:12 AM to 09:15 AM
This 3-minute window of time is like a connection section
between the pre-opening session and the normal trading
hours. It behaves like a buffer to ease the transition into the
regular trading session. Again, during these 3 minutes as
well, you cannot place, modify, or cancel any orders.
Normal session
This is also known as the continuous trading session, and it
runs from 09:15 AM to 03:30 PM. During this session, you can
trade freely, place orders to buy or sell stocks, and modify
or cancel your buy or sell orders without any limitations.
During this window, a bilateral order matching system is
followed. This means that each sell order is matched with a
buy order that has been placed at the same stock price, and
each buy order is matched with a sell order that has been
placed at the same stock price.
Post-closing session
This session begins when the regular trading session comes
to a close at 03:30 PM. The post-closing session, which runs
up to 04:00 PM, consists of two sections.
Section 1: From 03:30 PM to 03:40 PM
In these 10 minutes, the closing prices of stocks are
calculated by taking the weighted average of the stock
prices traded between 03:00 PM and 03:30 PM. The closing
prices of indices like Sensex and Nifty are calculated by
considering the weighted average prices of all the securities
that are listed in that index.
Section 2: From 03:40 PM to 04:00 PM
In this 20-minute section, you can still place buy and sell
orders. But the orders are confirmed only if there are
sufficient numbers of buyers and sellers in the market.
Muhurat trading
In India, the stock market typically remains closed on public
and national holidays. However, on Diwali each year, the
stock market is open for one hour for a Muhurat trading
session; this is in place since Diwali is considered to be an
auspicious day. The time and the date for this session
changes each year.
Conclusion
Being aware of the stock market timings are vital to earn
profits, especially if you pursue intraday trading. All you
need is an online Demat account and trading account to get
started on your journey of trading or investing in the share
market. You can open an online Demat and trading account
with any one of the many depository participants in India,
like IIFL.
OPEN A DEMAT ACCOUNT & Get
FREE Benefits Upto ₹ 10,000
Enter Mobile Number
Enter Email Id
OPEN FREE DEMAT ACCOUNT
By continuing, I accept the Terms & Conditions and agree to
receive updates on Whatsapp
₹ 0 ₹ 20
Per Order for ETF & Mutual Per Order for Delivery,
Funds Brokerage Intraday, F&O, Currency &
Commodity
TABLE OF CONTENT
Pre-opening session
Normal session
Post-closing session
Muhurat trading
Related Articles
Top 5 rules of Equity Investment
What is Certificate of Deposits?
Bank Nifty Option Tips and Strategy
Difference between Large Cap, Mid Cap & Small
Cap
What Is LTP In Share Market?
What are Equities/ Equity Shares
How to Invest in Nifty - Trading Tips & Strategy
What is Share Market?
Tips To Get Higher Returns From Share Trading
What is Gold ETF?
Why do Stock Prices Fluctuate?
What is the Equity Market?
What is PE Ratio
Beginner’s Guide to Invest in the Stock Market
How Does NRI trade in the Indian Stock Market?
CONNECT WITH IIFL :
facebook twitter Corporate News
RSS Feedback Blogs
IIFL Securities Customer Care Number
! 022-40071000 / 022-61502000 "
Equity/Currency & Commodity/Spot
1860-267-3000 / 7039-050-000
Gold/NCD/NBFC/Insurance and NPS
DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW
Login To Trade Open a Demat Account
Investor Relations About IIFL Securities About IIFL Careers
CSR policy Contact Us
IIFL GROUP
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
TRADING DOCUMENTATION
CALCULATORS
USEFUL LINKS
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
COMPANY LISTING
A B C D E F G H I J K
L M N O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z All 1-9
Disclaimer Disclaimer - Research Disclaimer
Disclaimer - Twitter
Disclaimer - Other Products and update
Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Sitemap
ATTENTION INVESTORS
1. Prevent Unauthorized Transactions in your demat / trading account
Update your Mobile Number/ email Id with your stock broker /
Depository Participant. Receive information of your transactions
directly from Exchanges on your mobile / email at the end of day
and alerts on your registered mobile for all debits and other
important transactions in your demat account directly from NSDL/
CDSL on the same day." - Issued in the interest of investors.
2. KYC is one time exercise while dealing in securities markets - once
KYC is done through a SEBI registered intermediary (broker, DP,
Mutual Fund etc.), you need not undergo the same process again
when you approach another intermediary.
3. No need to issue cheques by investors while subscribing to IPO. Just
write the bank account number and sign in the application form to
authorise your bank to make payment in case of allotment. No
worries for refund as the money remains in investor's account."
www.indiainfoline.com is part of the IIFL Group, a leading financial
services player and a diversified NBFC. The site provides comprehensive
and real time information on Indian corporates, sectors, financial
markets and economy. On the site we feature industry and political
leaders, entrepreneurs, and trend setters. The research, personal finance
and market tutorial sections are widely followed by students, academia,
corporates and investors among others.
Copyright © IIFL Securities Ltd. All rights Reserved.
Stock Broker SEBI Regn. No: INZ000164132, PMS SEBI Regn. No:
INP000002213, IA SEBI Regn. No: INA000000623, SEBI RA Regn. No:
INH000000248
We are ISO 27001:2013 Certified.
This certificate demonstrates that IIFL as an organization
has defined and put in place best-practice information
security processes.
Open Demat Account
