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India, known for its cultural diversity, observes numerous holidays throughout the year, impacting various sectors, including the stock market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have their own set of trading holidays when markets remain closed for transactions across equity, derivatives, and commodity segments.
For investors and traders, being aware of these stock market holidays is essential for planning trades, managing portfolios, and ensuring smooth financial operations. The Indian stock market follows a Monday to Friday trading schedule, with weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) designated as non-trading days.
In this article, we are going to cover the Indian share market holiday list 2024 as mentioned by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
On these NSE holidays, no trade and settlement will happen on Equity Delivery, Equity Intraday, and Futures and options segments.
Listed below is the share market holiday list for 2025 (BSE and NSE, except for Saturdays and Sundays):
Sr. No. | Date | Day | Holiday |
1 | January 26 | Sunday | Republic Day |
2 | February 26 | Wednesday | Mahashivratri |
3 | March 14 | Friday | Holi |
4 | March 31 | Monday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) |
5 | April 10 | Thursday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
6 | April 14 | Monday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
7 | April 18 | Friday | Good Friday |
8 | May 1 | Thursday | Maharashtra Day |
9 | August 15 | Friday | Independence Day / Parsi New Year |
10 | August 27 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
11 | October 2 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra |
12 | October 21 | Tuesday | Diwali – Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat Trading)* |
13 | October 22 | Wednesday | Diwali – Balipratipada |
14 | November 5 | Wednesday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
15 | December 25 | Thursday | Christmas |
*Note: Muhurat Trading for Diwali will be held on October 21, 2025. The exact timings will be announced by the exchanges closer to the date.
Kindly Note: Market in India has weekly holidays on Saturdays and Sundays.
Date | Day | Holiday |
January 26 | Sunday | Republic Day |
April 6 | Sunday | Shri Ram Navami |
June 7 | Saturday | Bakri Id |
July 6 | Sunday | Moharram |
These holidays fall on weekends when the markets are already closed.
Whether it’s equity intraday, equity delivery, or F&O, Trading takes place on all the days of the week except on the weekends i.e., Saturdays and Sundays, and on share market holiday which are mentioned in the NSE holidays list 2025.
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