Stock market holidays 2025: The Indian stock market remained closed on Wednesday, February 26, on account of Mahashivratri. A total of 18 stock market holidays have been scheduled for 2025, with Mahashivratri being the first holiday of the year.
In March 2025, the market will observe two holidays, as per the holiday schedule released by exchanges Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE).
The Indian stock market will remain closed on March 14 for Holi and on March 31 for Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id).
March 31 – Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
April 1 – Annual bank closing
April 10 – Shri Mahavir Jayanti
April 14 – Ambedkar Jayanti
April 18 – Good Friday (Ramzan Id)
August 15 – Independence Day
August 27 – Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2 – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra
October 21 – Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)
October 22 – Diwali Balipratipada
November 5 – Prakash Gurpurb (Sri Guru Nanak Dev)
Stock market performance
Despite weak global market trends, Indian equities opened on a positive note on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty 50 registering modest early gains. By 9:20 AM, the BSE Sensex had risen by 67 points (0.09 per cent) to 74,538, while the Nifty 50 edged up 7 points (0.03 per cent) to 22,559, supported by strong performances from ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), and Zomato.
By the end of the session, the Nifty 50 slipped slightly by 0.03 per cent to close at 22,547, whereas the Sensex gained 0.20 per cent, finishing at 74,602. The rise, led by financial stocks, helped the index break its five-day losing streak.
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