The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced revised market timings for select financial segments following a comprehensive review conducted by a Working Group chaired by Shri Radha Shyam Ratho. The changes aim to support deeper market development, improve price discovery, and enhance liquidity management.

Based on the Group’s recommendations and public feedback, the RBI has decided to extend the trading hours for the following markets:

Call Money Market: Trading hours will be extended until 7:00 PM, effective July 1, 2025. The revised hours will now be from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Market Repo and Tri-Party Repo (TREP): Trading hours will be extended until 4:00 PM, effective August 1, 2025, with revised hours from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The trading hours for the government securities market, foreign exchange market, and interest rate derivatives will remain unchanged.

The RBI noted that other recommendations from the Working Group are still under review and decisions on them will be announced in due course.