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pre-open
A short time before a market opens when orders are collected to help set the first price of the day.
The fuller meaning
A session before continuous trading in which orders are entered and matched to discover an opening price. NSE's and BSE's pre-open runs from 9:00 to 9:15 India time, before the normal market opens at 9:15; the first minutes after the open are often the most volatile.
pre-open, also called pre-open session.
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