Trading Holidays for 2024: The Indian stock market observes several holidays throughout the year, offering investors a break and impacting trading schedules. Use the holiday breaks to review your portfolio, rebalance if needed, and plan future trades. Be aware that even during holidays, global events can still affect markets. Stay informed!
In the world of finance, it is essential to stay informed about key dates and holidays that affect the stock market. Understanding the share market holidays for 2024 is crucial for investors, traders, and financial professionals to plan their strategies effectively. This article will provide an overview of the important holidays that will impact the stock market in 2024.
Why are Stock Market Holidays Important?
Stock market holidays are important for several reasons for both investors and the markets themselves:
- Planning and Review: Knowing about holidays allows investors to plan their investment strategies and adjust their trading activities accordingly. This includes things like order placement deadlines and reviewing market trends and news to make informed decisions when the market reopens.
- Market Efficiency: Holidays provide a break in trading activity, allowing the market to absorb recent information and events. This can lead to a more efficient market when trading resumes.
- Operational Breaks: Similar to other workplaces, holidays give exchange employees and market participants a chance to rest and recharge.
Keep in mind that even though the markets are closed, news and events can still happen that may affect stock prices when trading resumes. So staying informed is important even during holidays.
Market holidays can impact trading volumes, liquidity, and overall market sentiment. It is essential to be aware of when the stock market will be closed to avoid any unexpected disruptions to your trading activities. By planning ahead for holidays, investors can adjust their trading schedules and positions accordingly to minimize any potential risks.
Stock Market Holidays 2024: Plan Your Trades Around Key Dates
List OF NSE Holidays 2024: It is crucial to stay up-to-date with market holidays to ensure a smooth and successful trading experience throughout the year. Here is the detail of the equity, Futures and options, currency and commodity markets holidays in the year 2024.
- Capital Market:
- Equities,
- Mutual Funds, and
- Securities Lending & Borrowing Schemes
- Derivative Market:
- Equity Derivatives,
- Currency Derivatives,
- Commodity Derivatives, and
- Interest Rate Derivatives
- Debt Market:
- Corporate Bonds,
- New Debt Segment, and
- Negotiated Trade Reporting Platform
Capital Market Holidays list for the calendar year 2024
Is Indian stock market open today? To know an official answer to the question of whether the Indian stock market is open today or not, one needs to look at the list of trading holidays in 2024.
Today share market open or not? As per official website of NSE and BSE, you may get complete list of trading holidays 2024. This means all trading activities at the BSE and NSE will remain suspended in the Indian share market today.
Trading Holiday 2024 – Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment and SLB Segment
Following are the list of Capital Market (Equities, Mutual Funds, and Securities Lending & Borrowing Schemes) and Equities derivative (Futures and Options) trading holidays:-
| Date | Day | Trading Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Monday | Special Holiday |
| 26 January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 08 March 2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Holi |
| 29 March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 17 April 2024 | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navmi |
| 01 May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
| 17 June 2024 | Monday | Bakri Id |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | Moharram |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 01 November 2024 | Friday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan1 |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
Derivatives and Debt Market Holidays 2024
Following are the list of Derivative Market (Currency Derivatives, and Interest Rate Derivatives) and Debt Market (Corporate Bonds, New Debt Segment, and Negotiated Trade Reporting Platform) trading holidays:-
| Date | Day | Trading Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Monday | Special Holiday |
| 26 January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 19 February 2024 | Monday | Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 08 March 2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Holi |
| 29 March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 01 April 2024 | Monday | Annual Bank Closing |
| 09 April 2024 | Tuesday | Gudhipadwa |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) |
| 17 April 2024 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
| 01 May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
| 23 May 2024 | Thursday | Buddha Pournima |
| 17 June 2024 | Monday | Bakri Id |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day/Parsi New Year |
| 16 September 2024 | Monday | Id-E-Milad |
| 02 October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 01 November 2024 | Friday | Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)* |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
Holidays for the calendar year 2024 – Commodity Derivatives
Following are the list of Commodity Derivatives Trading Holidays:-
| Date | Day | Commodity Derivatives Trading Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Monday | Special Holiday |
| 26 January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 29 March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 02 October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 01 November 2024 | Friday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* |
| 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
List of Holidays falling on Saturday and Sunday
Some holidays fall on weekends this year, so there’s no impact on trading.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 21 April 2024 | Sunday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| 07 September 2024 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 12 October 2024 | Saturday | Dussehra |
| 02 November 2024 | Saturday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
Is Saturday a holiday for the stock market?
Yes, Indian stock market remain close on every Saturday and Sunday.
How many total stock market holidays are there in 2024?
There are a total of 15 stock market trading holidays in the year 2024.
Regularly check the calendars of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for the latest updates on holidays. By staying informed about stock market holidays, you can effectively plan your trading activities and avoid any surprises. Remember, the market might be closed, but the world of finance keeps moving!
- Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading is yet to notify by the Indian stock exchange. BSE has been conducting Muhurat trading sessions since 1957, while the NSE started this tradition in 1992. ↩︎