US Stock Market Timings in IST: NYSE and Nasdaq Hours for Indian Investors

Quick answer: The US market opens at 9:30 AM and closes at 4:00 PM New York time. In India that is 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM IST while the US is on daylight saving time, and 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM IST after the US moves back to standard time on Sunday 1 November 2026.

Timings in IST

PeriodOpen (IST)Close (IST)
Until Saturday 31 October 20267:00 PM1:30 AM next day
From Monday 2 November 20268:00 PM2:30 AM next day

The session that starts on a US weekday ends after midnight in India, so a Friday session ends early on Saturday morning IST.

NYSE holidays still to come in 2026

  • Thursday 26 November: Thanksgiving Day (closed)
  • Friday 27 November: day after Thanksgiving (early close, 1:00 PM New York time, which is 11:30 PM IST)
  • Thursday 24 December: Christmas Eve (early close, 1:00 PM New York time)
  • Friday 25 December: Christmas Day (closed)

Check tonight's session

Is the US market open today? on marketholidays.in shows tonight's open and close in IST and the next open if the market is closed.

Source: NYSE holidays and trading hours (nyse.com). General information, not investment advice.

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