Stock market holidays 2025: Indian stock exchanges, including the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE, will remain closed on Thursday, May 1, 2025, observing Maharashtra Day, a regional holiday commemorating the formation of Maharashtra state in 1960. Trading across all segments, including equities, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB), will be suspended for the entire day.
However, while equity markets will be completely shut, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will operate on a modified schedule, with the morning session (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) closed but the evening session (5:00 pm to 11:30 pm) remaining open for trading in commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, and agricultural products.
Investors are advised to adjust their trading activities, settlement obligations, and portfolio strategies accordingly. All exchanges will resume regular trading on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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Investors should note upcoming holidays such as Independence Day (August 15), Ganesh Chaturthi (August 27), Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Diwali (October 21–22), Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 5), and Christmas (December 25) to plan activities accordingly.
On Wednesday, the NSE Nifty finished slightly lower, dropping 1.75 points or 0.01 per cent to 24,334.20. The BSE benchmark of 30 shares fell by 46.14 points or 0.06 per cent, closing at 80,242.24. Throughout the session, it fluctuated 646.46 points, reaching a peak of 80,525.61 and a trough of 79,879.15.
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