What time share market open? At what time can you start trading? If these are the questions circling your mind then you will get all your answers here.
The normal trading session of the share market begins at 9:15 AM and ends at 3:30 PM. The stock market remains open on five days of the week, i.e, from Monday- Friday. The stock market remains closed on weekends (Saturday- Sunday) and some other share market holidays.
What Time Does Share Market Open
The opening time of the stock market is 9:15 AM but there is a pre-session before this as well. The details of the same are in the table below.
| Share Market Open Time | |
| 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM | Place an order or modify an existing one |
| 9:08 AM to 9:12 AM | Price Matching accoring to demand and supply |
| 9:12 AM- 9:15 AM | Buffer Time |
| 9:15 AM | Normal Trading Session begins |
Now there are different trading segments in the stock market and the trading sessions can differ accordingly. The above-mentioned timings are for the equity market. If you want to trade in the currency or commodity segment, then the timings will slightly differ.
Commodity Trading Time
You can trade in a lot of different commodities in India including the agricultural and the non-agricultural ones. Since it is traded in a wider market and the global conditions also play a role in that, the timings are also largely dependent on the same.
| Commodity Trading Time | ||
| Type | Opening Time | Closing Time |
| Internationally Referenceable Non-Agri Commodities | 09.00 AM | 11:55 PM |
| Agri Commodities | 09.00 AM | 09.00 PM |
| Other Commodities | 09.00 AM | 05.00 PM |
Currency Trading Time
The currency trading timings are also dependent on the global situations and timings since there are different currencies involved. The currency trading time in India is 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM.
| Currency Trading Time | |
| Open Time | Closing Time |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
We hope that now you can enter the prepare yourself for trading according to the stock market timings of different segments. If you have any further questions related to stock market or any broker, you can fill in the details and we will try to resolve it as soon as possible.
