What are the stock market trading hours?
Learn the complete stock market trading hours in India — equity pre-market, normal and post-market sessions, plus commodity market timings.
- The stock market in India operates during specific hours, and understanding these timings is important for trading and investing efficiently. The regular trading hours for the equity segment are from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday.
- The stock market timings for different segments are as follows:
- Equity market timings
- Commodity market timings
- Equity market timings
- The stock market timings for the equity segment are divided into 3 parts, as follows:
|
Pre-market session |
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM |
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Normal trading session |
9:15 AM – 3:30 PM |
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Post-market session |
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
- Pre-market session (9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
- The pre-market session was introduced to minimise volatility and to discover the opening prices of shares during the daily market opening. It is further divided into three phases, each serving a specific function, as follows:
- 9:00 AM - 9:07 AM: In this period, clients can place or modify orders.
- 9:07 AM - 9:08 AM: The stock exchange matches buy and sell orders placed during the first 7 minutes to determine a stock's opening price.
- 9:08 AM - 9:15 AM: Buffer period during which orders cannot be placed, modified, or cancelled. This allows the stock exchanges to finalise and match orders, ensuring that opening prices are set accurately.
- Normal trading session (9:15 AM - 3:30 PM)
- Clients can place, modify, or cancel orders with no restrictions as in the pre-market session.
- Post-market session (3:30 PM - 4:00 PM)
- The post-market session occurs after normal trading hours and allows investors to place orders to buy or sell securities at the closing price of the day. It is further divided into 2 phases:
- 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM: A stock's closing price is determined by calculating the weighted average of all the trade prices between 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM. During this time, exchanges do not allow modifications, cancellations, or placement of new orders.
- 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM: Market orders can be placed during this period and are executed at the day's closing price.
- The post-market session is not very active, but price movements can be observed by viewing the market depth between 3:40 PM and 4:00 PM.
- Commodity market timings
- The market timings for trading commodities may vary depending on daylight saving time. The trading hours for different types of commodities are as follows:
- Agricultural Commodities: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Non-agricultural Commodities:
- 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM (March to November)
- 9:00 AM to 11:55 PM (November to March during daylight saving time)
- Notes
- The markets are closed on trading holidays, and the list of holidays for 2025 can be viewed on the stock market holiday calendar.
- When a stock is listed after an IPO, it begins trading at 10:00 AM on the day of its listing, unlike regular stocks, which start at 9:15 AM. For more details, refer to the IPO listing schedule.
