Stock Market Holidays 2024: There would be a total of 14 trading holidays in 2024; Check Full list
Stock Market Holidays 2024: There would be a total of 14 trading holidays in 2024, as announced by NSE and BSE. The first four holidays of next year will result in an extended weekend for the stock market. Five holidays — Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Shri Mahavir Jayanti, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, and Diwali-Balipratipada fall on Saturdays and Sundays. Here’s the trading/stock market holiday calendar for 2024 for equity and F&O segments. (Source: NSE)
The full list of holidays available on BSE suggests the year’s first holiday will be result in an extended weekend as the market will be shut on January 26, Friday, on account of the Republic Day holiday. Similarly, the next three holidays, all in March, would also result in extended holidays. They include Mahashivratri on March 8 (Friday), Holi on March 25 (Monday), and Good Friday on March 29.
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April, July, and November will be two market holidays each. There would be no market holidays in February and September. Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) and Ram Navami will fall on April 11 (Thursday) and April 17 (Wednesday) while Maharashtra Day will fall on May 1 (Wednesday). The market will be closed on June 17 (Monday) on account of Bakri Id, leading to an extended holiday. July 17 would be observed as Muharram. Independence Day on August 15 would fall on Thursday, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) on Wednesday.
The market will be shut on November 1 on account of Diwali, a special Muhurat trading, which will take place on the day, the timing of which will be announced near the festival day. Gurunanak Jayanti will be observed on November 15, a Friday, which will also lead to an extended holiday. Lastly, the market will be shut down on December 25 (Wednesday) for the Christmas holiday.
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Commodity market holidays
There are five full-day trading holidays for the commodity derivatives market – Republic Day, Good Friday. Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti and Christmas. On the rest of the holidays mentioned for the equity segment, the commodity market will open for trading in the evening session.
On New Year Day, January 1, the commodity derivative market will be closed for trading in the evening session.
