Stock Market Holidays 2025: The Indian stock exchanges will observe a shortened trading week due to two public holidays. Markets remained closed on Monday, April 14, for Ambedkar Jayanti and will again be shut on Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday. As a result, both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE will remain closed for trading and settlement in stocks, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments on this day.

Investors and traders are advised to plan their transactions accordingly. Trading will resume as usual on Monday, April 21.

Trading in equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives, and electronic gold receipts (EGR) will remain suspended on April 18.

Good Friday is the third weekday market holiday in April. The stock markets in India were closed on April 14 and April 10 on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti and Mahavir Jayanti respectively. Trading will also remain suspended on April 18 to mark Good Friday. Indian stock markets remain closed on all Saturdays and Sundays of the month unless specified otherwise. 

Good Friday is a Christian observance marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is a gazetted holiday in several Indian states. Hence, government offices, banks, public institutions, and schools etc, will remain closed on this day. 

Full List Of Upcoming NSE Holidays In 2025

Following the three holidays in April, the market will be closed on:

  • May 1: Maharashtra Day

  • Aug. 15: Independence Day / Parsi New Year

  • Aug. 27: Shri Ganesh Chaturthi

  • Oct. 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra

  • Oct. 21: Diwali Laxmi Pujan

  • Oct. 22: Balipratipada

  • Nov. 5: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev

  • Dec. 25: Christmas

Though Oct. 21 is a holiday for Diwali, the market will hold a special ‘Muhurat Trading’ session on that day.

Stock Market Performance on April 17

The benchmark equity indices recorded their best week in four years as they closed higher for the third consecutive session on Thursday.

The NSE Nifty 50 closed 414.45 points or 1.77% higher at 23,851.65, while the BSE Sensex ended 1,508.91 points or 1.96% up at 78,553.2. The indices surged over 4.3% in a curtailed week lathered with long weekend holidays.

The Nifty Bank came nearly 100 points close to its record high during noon trading hours but did not reach the all-time-high mark and declined over 300 points at market close.

Regular Stock Market Operations

The BSE and NSE operate on a standard schedule from Monday to Friday, with trading hours for the equity segment set from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., IST. Trading remains suspended on weekends and on officially designated holidays, such as the ones mentioned above. 

Trading on the equities segment happens on all days of the week (other than Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are given below:

  1. A) Pre-open session 

Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 a.m. 

Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 a.m. 

*with random closure in the last one minute. 

Pre-open order matching starts immediately after close of pre-open order entry.

  1. B) Regular trading session

Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 a.m. 

Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 03:30 p.m. 

  1. C) Closing Session 

The Closing Session is held between 03:40 p.m. hrs and 04:00 p.m.

  1. D) Block deal session timings:

Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 a.m. to 09:00 a.m. 

Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. 

Note: The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above scheduled holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.

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