Union Budget 2025 : Special Trading Session on 1st Feb, 2025

Hello Traders & Investors,

Since the Union Budget 2025 will be presented on Saturday, 1st February 2025, the NSE, BSE, and MCX will remain open for trading.

Generally, budget day is known for high market volatility, as investors and traders react instantly to key announcements. It is one of the most important financial events of the year, impacting everything from stock market to tax policies, government spending, fiscal deficit, subsidies, infrastructure development and more.

Here are the timings and key details for the special trading session on 1st Feb, 2025 :

MARKET TIMINGS

  • NSE - 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM
  • BSE - 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM
  • MCX & NSE (Commodity) - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (No evening session)

Note : The auto square off for the intraday commodity position will start at 4:45 PM.

SETTLEMENT
Markets will remain open, but there is going to be a settlement holiday. Here is what this means for you:

  • Stocks purchased via MTF on Friday, 31st Jan 2025, will not appear in your portfolio on Saturday, 1st Feb 2025. They will be updated in your portfolio only on Monday, 3rd Feb 2025.
  • No trading limits will be available on Saturday, 1st Feb 2025, against MTM profit on equity & derivatives positions or option premium credit from trades executed on Friday, 31st Jan 2025.

FUNDS WITHDRAWAL

  • For any credit balance in your ledger from trades executed on Friday, 31st Jan 2025, withdrawals will NOT be available on Saturday, 1st Feb 2025.

PRODUCTS & ORDERS
All product types & order types will function as usual. There will be no extra limitation. Just for more clarity.

  • All AMO set on 31st Jan, 2025 & before market opens on 1st Feb, 2025 will be executed on 1st Feb, 2025
  • All SIP orders in stocks will be sent to exchange on 1st Feb, 2025.

Make sure you have enabled DDPI or completed EDIS authorisation before the market opens on budget day to avoid last minute hassle.

Happy Trading
Team Dhan

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Heads Up: Zerodha is allowing BTST for today. Stocks bought under MTF yesterday can be sold today. There are many special trading days like these that happen throughout the year when BTST doesn’t work.

Hope Dhan can address this as well. @PravinJ

Hi @thisisbanerjee

On Dhan, BTST is allowed on settlement holidays for all product types except MTF. This has been our standard practice for a long time. Since there is no change, we don’t specifically mention what is allowed.

Not sure, if other brokers are also able to provide BTST for MTF product on settlement holidays.

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