Almost 2 in 3 company updates arrive after markets close
Each bar is one hour of the day. A taller bar means more company updates. 64.8% came after 3:30 pm.
What the chart shows
Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 64.8% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.9% came while the market was open.
The busiest hours (8 Sep to 7 Oct 2026, India time)
| 1. 5 to 6 pm | 14.4% |
|---|---|
| 2. 6 to 7 pm | 13.8% |
| 3. 4 to 5 pm | 12.4% |
| 4. 3 to 4 pm | 10.1% |
| 5. 7 to 8 pm | 8.8% |
After 6 pm: 32.4% Before the 9:15 am open: 1.3% On a Saturday or Sunday: 9.0%
Counted: 33,382 filings on NSE and BSE, by the time the exchange stamped on each one. A filing made on both exchanges is counted once.
How it is measured
Source: company filings (NSE & BSE). 33,382 exchange filings, 8 Sep to 7 Oct 2026, by the time the exchange stamped on each one, in India time (IST). A filing made on both exchanges within 30 minutes is counted once. Market hours are 9:15 am to 3:30 pm; the 9 am and 3 pm bars are split at the bell.
The window is the last 30 full days, weekends included. This is when companies file; it says nothing about delivery.
How this chart has read
The finding in one sentence, on each day its numbers changed.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 64.8% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.9% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.6% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.1% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.8% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 32.9% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.4% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.3% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.5% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.3% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.7% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.1% came while the market was open.
- Almost 2 in 3 company updates reach the stock exchanges after the market has closed. In the last 30 days 65.4% of filings by Indian listed companies came after 3:30 pm. 33.5% came while the market was open.
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