Stock Market and Sun outage

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) trading timings willl berevised between 4th March 2008 and 18th March 2008, as the sun's position may disrupt connectivity, causing difficulties in receiving data via satellites.

Stock Market will stop trading between 11.45 am and 12.25 pm and resume trading from 12.30 pm, a stock exchange circular said, during which traders and investors may face some loss of connectivity.

Trading on the bourses will start at 9.55 am and close at 4.15 pm local time owing to the sun outage, the exchanges said.

NSE Market timings during Sun Outage
Event Duration
MARKET OPEN 09:55 AM to 11:45 AM
BREAK 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
MARKET RESUME 12:30 PM to 04:15 PM
CLOSING SESSION 04:35 PM to 04:45 PM

BSE Market timings during Sun Outage
Event Duration
MARKET OPEN 09:55 AM to 11:45 AM
BREAK 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
MARKET RESUME 12:30 PM to 04:15 PM
CLOSING SESSION 04:15 PM to 04:45 PM