Stock market holidays are specific days throughout the year when stock exchanges in India close their doors, pausing trading activities. These holidays often reflect national holidays, cultural events, and historical milestones. For investors, understanding stock market holidays is crucial as it helps in planning their trading strategies, knowing when markets will be inactive, and also helps to plan their short vacations.
Anticipating any potential impacts on market behavior before and after these breaks is also essential. This pause in trading provides a momentary breather in the bustling world of finance, allowing traders, investors, and financial institutions to take stock, both literally and metaphorically, of their positions and strategies.
Stock Market Holidays for 2024
Comprehensive list of holidays for the Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment, and Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB) Segment.
| Sr. No. | Share Market Holiday 2024 | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26, 2024 | Friday |
| 2. | Mahashivratri | March 08, 2024 | Friday |
| 3. | Holi | March 25, 2024 | Monday |
| 4. | Good Friday | March 29, 2024 | Friday |
| 5. | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | April 11, 2024 | Thursday |
| 6. | Shri Ram Navmi | April 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 8. | Bakri Id | June 17, 2024 | Monday |
| 9. | Moharram | July 17, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 10. | Independence Day/Parsi New Year | August 15, 2024 | Thursday |
| 11. | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2024 | Wednesday |
| 12. | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* | November 01, 2024 | Friday |
| 13. | Gurunanak Jayanti | November 15, 2024 | Friday |
| 14. | Christmas | December 25, 2024 | Wednesday |
As per NSE Notification, markets to open remain on 20th January 2024, till 3:30PM and declared Trading Holiday on 22nd January 2024, declared under Negotiable Instrument Act.
Stock Market Holidays Falling on Saturday & Sunday
Here are the Indian stock market holidays occurring on Saturdays and Sundays
| Sr. No. | Holidays | Date | Day |
| 1. | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14, 2024 | Sunday |
| 2. | Shri Mahavir Jayanti | April 21, 2024 | Sunday |
| 3. | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 07, 2024 | Saturday |
| 4. | Dussehra | October 12, 2024 | Saturday |
| 5. | Diwali-Balipratipada | November 02, 2024 | Saturday |
Apart from this, a special muhurat trading session is organized on the eve of Diwali.