The National Stock Exchange & Bombay Stock Exchange (NSE & BSE) have extended trading timings in equity and equity derivatives segments by 55 minutes. The move would be effective from this Friday (December 18, 2009). Trading in these segments will commence from 9.00 am onwards, instead of the present timing of 9.55 am onwards.
After extensive consultations with market participants, based on consensus it has been decided to start the market at 9.00 a.m. from Friday, December 18, 2009 and accordingly the revised market timings are as follows:
Capital Market Segment
Normal Market / Retails Debt Market / Limited Physical Market Open: 9:00 a.m.
Block Trade session shall be available from 9:00 am to 9:35 am.
Normal Market / Retails Debt Market / Limited Physical Market close time shall remain unchanged i.e. 3:30 pm
There is no change in the timings of closing session and Auction market.
Futures & Options Segment
Normal market / Exercise market open time: 9:00 a.m
Normal market close time shall remain unchanged i.e. 3:30 p.m.
There is no change in the cutoff time for set up of Position limit / Collateral value, Trade modification / Exercise market end time.
The extension in market timings comes after the market regulator, SEBI, gave its nod for increase in trade timings so that Indian markets are more in sync with international markets.
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