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On February 26, 2025, as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) observe a holiday on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. This will mark the first stock market holiday of the year.
On February 26, all trading activity across various segments, including equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, interest rate derivatives, commodities, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB), will remain suspended. Normal trading operations will resume on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
As per the holiday list announced by the exchanges, there will be a total of 14 market holidays in 2025.
February: 1 holiday (Maha Shivratri).
March & August: 2 holidays each.
April & October: 3 holidays each (the highest for the year).
May, November, & December: 1 holiday each.
Investors and traders have witnessed a challenging start to the year, with the Sensex and Nifty under pressure over the past two months. The Maha Shivratri holiday offers a pause for reflection and planning amidst these market fluctuations.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Exchanges |
| Wednesday | 26 Feb 2025 | Maha Shivaratri | nse bse |
| Friday | 14 Mar 2025 | Holi | nse bse |
| Monday | 31 Mar 2025 | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) | nse bse |
| Thursday | 10 Apr 2025 | Mahavir Jayanti | nse bse |
| Monday | 14 Apr 2025 | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | nse bse |
| Friday | 18 Apr 2025 | Good Friday | nse bse mcx |
| Thursday | 01 May 2025 | Maharashtra Day | nse bse |
| Friday | 15 Aug 2025 | Independence Day | nse bse mcx |
| Wednesday | 27 Aug 2025 | Ganesh Chaturthi | nse bse |
| Thursday | 02 Oct 2025 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | nse bse mcx |
| Tuesday | 21 Oct 2025 | Diwali-Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat trading session) | nse bse mcx |
| Wednesday | 22 Oct 2025 | Diwali-Balipratipada | nse bse |
| Wednesday | 05 Nov 2025 | Gurunanak Jayanti | nse bse |
| Thursday | 25 Dec 2025 | Christmas | nse bse mcx |
| Day | Date | Holiday | |
| Wednesday | 19 Feb 2025 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | settlement |
| Tuesday | 01 Apr 2025 | Annual Bank closing | settlement |
| Monday | 12 May 2025 | Buddha Pournima | settlement |
| Friday | 05 Sep 2025 | Id-E-Milad | settlement |
The stock markets remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays, except for special circumstances. This year, for instance, the markets opened on Saturday, February 1, to accommodate the Union Budget session.
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