Breaking with tradition, the NSE and BSE will hold Diwali Muhurat trading in the afternoon between 1:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. today, marking the start of Samvat 2082. Commodity markets will follow similar timings amid festive investor optimism.

Mumbai: For the first time in decades, India’s stock exchanges are changing the timing of one of the market’s most symbolic events — the Diwali Muhurat Trading.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will hold the special trading session in the afternoon today, between 1:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., instead of the usual evening slot.

This marks the beginning of the new Hindu financial year, Samvat 2082.

Muhurat trading has always been seen as an auspicious event that combines faith and finance. Traders and investors believe th

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