Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- Indian stock and commodity markets will hold a special Muhurat trading session on Sunday on the occasion of Diwali, marking the beginning of Samvat 2083.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have announced the schedule for the special equity market session, while the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has issued separate timings for commodity trading.

According to the NSE and BSE circulars, the block deal window will operate from 1:50 pm to 2:05 pm, followed by the pre-open session from 2:05 pm to 2:17 pm, including order entry, matching and trade confirmation. Continuous trading on both exchanges will begin at 2:20 pm and continue until 3:30 pm.

Both exchanges have also scheduled a closin...