Stock market holiday: NSE, BSE to remain closed on 2 more days in March

Indian stock markets will observe two more trading holidays in addition to weekly breaks in the second half of March, taking the overall trading holidays in the month to three. After the trading holiday on March 8 on account of Mahashivratri, the domestic bourses will be closed on account of Holi on March 25 and Good Friday on March 29.

There will be no trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on both of these days. The websites of both exchanges state that trading in the equity segment, equity derivative segment and SLB segment will be closed on these two days in March.

This month, the domestic stock market will now be closed on March 25 (Monday) on the occasion of Holi. There will be no trading in the equity segment, equity derivative segment and SLB segment on both the NSE and BSE.

Following this, the stock market will also be closed on March 29 on Good Friday. As both these holidays fall in the same week, the market will open only three days in the March 25–29 week.

The information available on exchanges states that there won’t be any trading in the currency derivatives segment on either of these dates.

As per the list of holidays in the stock market in 2024, on the occasion of Holi on March 25, morning trading in the commodity and electronic gold receipt (EGR) segment will be closed, i.e., from 9 am to 5 pm. However, trading on MCX will remain open for the evening session. Trading will continue in the commodity derivatives segment and the electronic gold receipt (EGR) segment for the session from 5 pm to 9 am.

On March 29, trading will be closed in the morning and evening segments on the occasion of Good Friday.

For the rest of 2024, the domestic stock market will be closed for a total of 10 days apart from weekly holidays. Stock markets will be closed for two days in April, one day each in May, June, July, August, and October. Apart from this, the market will be closed for two days in November. However, the market will be closed for one day in December.