Stock market news: List of BSE, NSE holidays for 2025

According to the 2025 holiday calendar released by the BSE, the Indian stock market will get a total of 14 holidays throughout the year.

Updated on: Mar 18, 2025, 11:40:51 IST

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The Indian stock market remained open on the first day of New Year on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The stock market will function with the usual trading timings: from 9am to 9:15am for the pre-open session, and from 9:15am to the closing bell at 3:30pm.

People look at a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

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List of stock market holidays in 2025

According to the 2025 holiday calendar released by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Indian stock market will get a total of 14 holidays throughout the year.

S.No	Holidays	Date	Day
1	Mahashivratri	February 26,2025	Wednesday
2	Holi	March 14, 2025	Friday
3	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)	March 31,2025	Monday
4	Shri Mahavir Jayanti	April 10,2025	Thursday
5	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti	April 14,2025	Monday
6	Good Friday	April 18,2025	Friday
7	Maharashtra Day	May 01,2025	Thursday
8	Independence Day	August 15,2025	Friday
9	Ganesh Chaturthi	August 27,2025	Wednesday
10	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra	October 02,2025	Thursday
11	Diwali * Laxmi Pujan	October 21,2025	Tuesday
12	Diwali Balipratipada	October 22,2025	Wednesday
13	Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev	November 05,2025	Wednesday
14	Christmas	December 25,2025	Thursday

Source: BSE website

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These holidays are separate from the fact that the stock market is generally closed on all Saturdays and Sundays of a month.

Meanwhile, this is not the same for the commodity market. The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will be open for only the morning session and will close for the evening session at 5 pm due to New Year’s Day.

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