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Metropolitan Stock Exchange – Special Union Budget Trading Session Announced for February 1, 2026

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Metropolitan Stock Exchange – Special Union Budget Trading Session Announced for February 1, 2026

20 Jan 2026

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The Budget‑day special session and recent capital raise position MSEI as a serious third‑platform contender, but its success will hinge on sustained liquidity, product depth, and its ability to chip away at the entrenched NSE–BSE duopoly over time.

The Budget‑day special session and recent capital raise position MSEI as a serious third‑platform contender, but its success will hinge on sustained liquidity, product depth, and its ability to chip away at the entrenched NSE–BSE duopoly over time.

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Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) will conduct a special live trading session on Sunday, 1 February 2026, coinciding with the Union Budget, with standard market timings (pre-open 9:00–9:08 AM, regular session 9:15 AM–3:30 PM).
Regular trading on MSEI is slated to start from 27 January with 130 stocks, with clearing and settlement handled by subsidiary Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India (MCCIL), supported by a liquidity enhancement scheme and appointed market makers.
MSEI has raised ₹1,240 crore in two tranches (December 2024 and August 2025) from key investors including Groww and Zerodha to fund its scale‑up and liquidity efforts, signalling strong fintech and broking industry backing.
The exchange enters a market dominated by NSE and BSE, which collectively hold 90–95% share across cash and F&O segments, making liquidity capture and participant migration the core execution challenge despite MSEI’s strategic positioning and Budget‑day visibility push.

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