‘The Markets Never Sleep, Should Trading?’ Nasdaq President Tal Cohen wrote in his LinkedIn post that Nasdaq has begun engaging with regulators, market participants, and other key stakeholders to enable 24-hour trading five days a week on the Nasdaq Stock Market. 24-hour trading on Nasdaq is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.

In a post on LinkedIn, Nasdaq President Tal Cohen stated that the exchange operator has begun negotiating with US regulators and anticipates launching the 24-hour, five-day-a-week trading in the second half of 2026.

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In October 2024, The New York Stock Exchange announced that it intends to extend weekday trading on its NYSE Arca Equities Exchange to 22 hours per day.

During the 22-hour weekday sessions, NYSE Arca would allow trading in all US-listed shares, ETFs, and closed-end funds. Subject to regulatory clearance, the extended trading period would run from 1:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time on all weekdays, excluding holidays.

All the big names of the tech industry – Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet (Google) – and many others are listed on Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq 100 indices.

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Since its inception in 1985, the Nasdaq 100 index has been a large-cap growth index that contains 100 of the most valuable domestic and international non-financial businesses by market capitalization. The Index includes companies from several main industrial sectors, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail trade, and biotechnology. Notably, it excludes the equities of banks and financial institutions, including investment firms.

Indian investors are increasingly investing in US stock market as it is legal to buy and sell international stocks from India. From direct stocks to mutual funds to exchange-traded funds, there are multiple options to bring diversification into your portfolio by investing abroad.

Sitting in India, you can buy US equities in the same way you would buy stocks listed on the Nifty 50, Sensex, or any other index.

However, before you can do so, you must complete various formalities like as opening an overseas brokerage account and meeting the RBI’s LRS standards, among other things. For all of this, you can contact any international broker in India, including IndMoney, Appreciate and Vested Finance.

You can also purchase direct US stocks through the NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India. The India foreign Exchange (IFSC) Limited (India INX), BSE’s foreign arm, also offers access to international stocks. You can trade in global stocks, including shares of major US-listed businesses, through its wholly owned subsidiary, India INX Global Access.