Update app.py

app.py

@@ -19,13 +19,33 @@ def get_stock_price(ticker: str) -> str:
         ticker: A string representing the stock ticker symbol (e.g., "AAPL" for Apple).
     """
 
-    try:
+     try:
+        # Get the current time in EST (Eastern Time Zone)
+        current_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=-5)))
+
+        # Market open and close times (EST)
+        market_open = current_time.replace(hour=9, minute=30, second=0, microsecond=0)
+        market_close = current_time.replace(hour=16, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+
         stock = yf.Ticker(ticker)
-        hist = stock.history(period="1d")  # Get 1-day historical price
-        price = hist["Close"].iloc[-1]  # Get last closing price
-        currency = stock.fast_info.get("currency", "USD")  # Alternative currency field
+        price = None
+        currency = stock.fast_info.get("currency", "USD")
+
+        # Check if the market is open
+        if market_open <= current_time <= market_close:
+            # Try to get live price
+            price = stock.fast_info.get("last_price")
+        else:
+            # Market is closed, use last closing price
+            hist = stock.history(period="1d")
+            if not hist.empty:
+                price = hist["Close"].iloc[-1]  # Last closing price
+
+        if price is None:
+            return "Price unavailable"
+
+        return f"{currency} {price:,.2f}"
 
-        return f"{currency} {price:,.2f}" if price != "N/A" else "Price unavailable"
     except Exception as e:
         return f"Error fetching price: {e}"