NSE Holidays List 2020

News About NSE Holidays

• Nifty, Sensex, and other indices will be closed on 25 December 2019

  On occasion of Christmas, Sensex, Nifty, and various other indices will remain closed on 25 December 2019. Therefore, traders will not be able to carry out business on 25 December 2019.

  According to the data available on the official website of BSE, 25 December 2019 will be the last holiday for the year. After Christmas, the next holiday in the equity market will be on 21 February 2020 on account of Maha Shivaratri. Trading on 1 January 2020 will be closed in the evening session in the Commodity Derivatives Segment on account of the New Year. Therefore, on 1 January 2020 trading will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Despite 1 February 2020 being a Saturday, domestic indices will continue to remain open. This was confirmed by the MD & CEO of BSE Ashish Chauhan. Chauhan said that the markets have remained open in the past on budget day and there won’t be any change next year. However, he added that the decision has not been made on whether the market will be open for the full day. Chauhan further added that investors will be provided sufficient time to ensure that their trade is complete. Usually, indices in India remain closed on all Saturdays and Sundays. However, on account of budget and Muhurat trading, the market remains open.

  

  24 December 2019

• Indian Money, Stocks Markets Closed on Account of Eid-ul-Fitr

  Domestic money and stocks markets are closed on Wednesday on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. Commodity markets would be closed in the morning session but would commence trading in the evening. The stock market in Singapore is also closed for the day for Hari Raya Puasa. Rest of prominent global markets are trading as usual. In overnight trade, stocks inclined on Wall Street, as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank would act accordingly to trade war risks, leaving space for a rate cut. In Dalal Street, investors chose to take some profit off the table on Tuesday, ahead of the public holiday and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy review outcome on Thursday. The six-member MPC is widely expected to cut about 25 basis points. For Tuesday, the BSE barometer Sensex dropped 184 points, or 0.46% to close at 40,084. Its NSE counterpart Nifty closed at 12,022, down 67 points or 0.55%.

  

  5 June 2019

• Stocks, Commodity and Currency Markets Closed for Mumbai Voting

  Stocks and commodity markets, currency and bond markets were closed on Monday as the state of Maharashtra votes in the Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases. It begins on 11 April 2019 and ends on 19 May 2019, while the counting of votes will take place on 23 May 2019. Meanwhile, Asian markets were up this morning after a strong US first-quarter economic growth boosted the S&P 500 index to a record high; however, gains were capped by caution lower aspects in the GDP report, which indicated some weakening ahead? On Friday, the BSE Sensex rallied 336 points to regain the 39,000 level after international oil prices dropped below $75 per barrel and some blue chips posted positive results. For the week ended 26 April 2019, Sensex declined 72 points or 0.18%, while Nifty added 1.85 points or 0.01%. 

  

  29 April 2019

• National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) remain shut on Thursday on account of Muharram

  Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE), the leading stock exchanges in India, shall remain closed on Thursday, 20 September 2018, because of Muharram festival. The equity market will also remain shut. Thursday is also a Muharram holiday for the wholesale commodity markets, including the metal and bullion markets. No trading shall be done on the foreign exchange and commodity futures markets.

  

  20 September 2018