Market Timings: Changes have been made in the trading hours in the regulated markets of the Reserve Bank of India. The new time table of the market will be applicable from Monday, April 18. According to the new time table, now the business will start from 9 am instead of 10 am and will continue till 3.30 pm. RBI has increased the market time by 30 minutes.
The apex bank has said that due to the end of the Kovid restrictions and the removal of restrictions on the movement of people and normalization of work in the offices, it has been decided to start trading in the financial markets from 9 am. RBI has said that now their pre-pandemic time for regulated financial markets to be restored at 9:00 am.
The central bank has said in a release that transactions in the foreign exchange market and government securities will now be able to take place with the changed time.
11 April 2022 RBI extends market trading hours. Revision of trading hours for various markets regulated by the Reserve Bank with effect from April 7, 2020, in view of operational vulnerabilities and high level of health risks posed by COVID-19. it was done . Subsequently, with easing of operational constraints, trading hours were partially restored with effect from 9 November 2020. With substantial easing of restrictions on movement of people and functioning of offices, it has now been decided to restore their pre-pandemic timings, 9:00 am, for regulated financial markets. , Accordingly, with effect from April 18, 2022, the trading hours for the markets regulated by the Reserve Bank will be as follows: Market Current Time Revised Time Demand / Notice / Time Money Market Repo in Government Securities Tri-party Repo in Government Securities Commercial Papers and Certificates of Deposit From 10:00 AM onwards 3:30 AM to 10:00 AM 2:30 AM 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM 2:30 AM 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM 9 :00 AM to 3:30 PM 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Repo in Corporate Bonds Government Securities (Central Government Securities, State Development Loans and Treasuries Foreign Currency (FCY) / Indian Rupee (INR) Trade including Forex Derivatives * Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives : Other than those traded on recognized stock exchanges Press Release : 2022-2023 / 55 (Yogesh Dayal) Chief General Manager
Let us inform that in view of the increasing infection of Kovid-19 epidemic, RBI had changed the market timings on April 7, 2020. At that time the market timings were reduced from 10 am to 3.30 pm, reducing the trading time by half an hour. But now when the situation becomes normal, the old time table is being implemented for trading in the market.