US Market Revised Timings from 2nd November: Check for India & US

Key takeaways:

The regular trading hours for major US exchanges such as Nasdaq and NYSE will experience an hour-long shift from 2nd November, 2026.
Starting from 2nd November 2026, the opening time for the US stock market will be 8:00 PM IST and will remain open till 2:30 AM IST (next day), one hour later than the 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM IST schedule.
US markets' pre-market session (4:00 AM to 9:30 AM ET) moves to 2:30 PM to 8:00 PM IST, and its after-hours session (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET) moves to 2:30 AM to 6:30 AM IST.
The time shift will apply only to the US exchanges, while Indian exchanges (NSE, BSE, MCX) will follow their regular local timings.
NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, 26th November, and will close early at 1:00 PM ET on Friday, 27th November, which is 11:30 PM IST.
Nasdaq and NYSE are expected to add a new overnight session from Sunday, 6th December 2026. Regular hours would stay the same.
The new timings will be in effect until the start of US daylight saving time on 14th March 2027.

Indian investors who trade US stocks will need to reset their schedules from Monday, 2nd November 2026. The United States ends daylight saving time on Sunday, 1st November, so the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq will open at 8:00 PM IST instead of 7:00 PM IST.

The exchanges are not revising their own trading hours. The regular session stays the same from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET. The change is the conversion to India Standard Time, as India does not observe daylight saving time. Here is what changes, what stays the same and what investors should know before the switch.

Why are US market timings changing from 2nd November?

US daylight saving time (DST) ends on the first Sunday in November at 2:00 AM. In 2026, that is Sunday, 1st November. Clocks move back one hour, and Eastern Time returns from Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) to Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5).

DST began on 8th March 2026 and, under the same rule, starts again on 14th March 2027, so the 8:00 PM IST opening applies until then.

What are the new US market timings in IST?

Friday, 30th October is the last session under the old schedule, and Monday, 2nd November is the first under the new one. The table shows the US market timings in Eastern Time and in IST before and after the change.

Session (NYSE and Nasdaq)	US time (ET)	IST until 30th October	IST from 2nd November
Pre-market session	4:00 AM to 9:30 AM	1:30 PM to 7:00 PM	2:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Regular session	9:30 AM to 4:00 PM	7:00 PM to 1:30 AM	8:00 PM to 2:30 AM
After-hours	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM	1:30 AM to 5:30 AM	2:30 AM to 6:30 AM

Will holidays or early closes change US trading hours in November?

NYSE and Nasdaq will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, 26th November, so there will be no US session that evening in India. On Friday, 27th November, the day after Thanksgiving, both exchanges will close early at 1:00 PM ET. In India, that session runs from 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM IST.

Normal trading hours resume on Monday, 30th November, with the session running from 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM IST. The next early close is Thursday, 24th December, at 1:00 PM ET, or 11:30 PM IST.

What does the change mean for Indian investors?

The change affects only the clock, not the rules or the products. Here is what investors should keep in mind:

Plan for a later start and finish: The regular session will open at 8:00 PM IST and close at 2:30 AM IST, so alerts and limit orders planned around 7:00 PM IST need to be moved an hour later.
Indian market hours are unchanged: India does not observe daylight saving time, so NSE, BSE, MCX timings stay the same.
Watch for the December overnight session: Nasdaq and NYSE are planning to move to a 23-hour trading day from Sunday, 6th December 2026. It adds a new 9 PM to 4 AM ET session, which is 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM IST in standard time. The regular session stays the same.

Final thoughts

The one-hour shift in US market timings is a standard calendar event, but it requires a quick routine adjustment for global investors based in India. Starting from 2nd November, the revised trading schedule will be 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM IST for Indian investors.

Along with revised timings, investors should also take into account the Thanksgiving closure on 26th November and the 1:00 PM ET early close on 27th November, which is 11:30 PM IST, to confidently navigate the US markets.