India’s inventory exchanges—the BSE and the NSE—will likely be closed on Wednesday, December 25, for buying and selling as a consequence of Christmas festivities. The buying and selling vacation coincides with different inventory markets within the US, UK, and Europe, which is able to stay shut for Christmas.
BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 didn’t maintain opening positive aspects and led to crimson after a risky session on Tuesday. (HT File)
Together with buying and selling in shares, commodity derivatives, foreign money derivatives and digital gold receipts (EGR) segments can even be closed for buying and selling.
This marks the final buying and selling vacation in 2024. The BSE and the NSE noticed 16 holidays this 12 months.
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Test buying and selling holidays in 2025
Mahashivratri – February 26, Wednesday
Holi – March 14, Friday
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) – March 31, Monday
Shri Mahavir Jayanti – April 10, Thursday
Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti – April 14, Monday
Good Friday – April 18, Friday
Maharashtra Day – Might 01, Thursday
Independence Day – August 15, Friday
Ganesh Chaturthi – August 27, Wednesday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra – October 02, Thursday
Diwali, Laxmi Pujan – October 21, Tuesday
Diwali Balipratipada – October 22, Wednesday
Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev – November 05, Wednesday
Christmas – December 25, Thursday
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Muhurat Buying and selling
Muhurat buying and selling in 2025 shall be carried out on October 21, for which the timings shall be notified subsequently.
Many stockbrokers in India see Diwali as the start of the monetary 12 months, and traders buy shares throughout this era as a result of they consider it brings prosperity. Traditionally, the BSE Sensex ended greater in 13 of the final 17 Muhurat buying and selling periods.
BSE, NSE shut marginally in crimson
On Tuesday, the home inventory exchanges didn’t maintain opening positive aspects and led to crimson after a risky session.
Nifty 50 ended at 23,727.65, declining 25.80 factors, or 0.11 per cent, whereas Sensex closed at 78,472.87, down 67.30 factors, or 0.09 per cent.
The Indian inventory markets are below stress primarily as a consequence of a powerful greenback and excessive bond yields within the US, that are prompting FIIs to promote throughout rallies. Traders additionally are likely to prioritize security over returns within the present context.