Good Friday 2025 Stock Market Holiday: Are NSE And BSE Open Or Closed On April 18?

The Indian stock exchanges are observing a shortened trading week due to two public holidays. Markets remained closed on Monday, April 14, for Ambedkar Jayanti and will again be shut on Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday. 

Good Friday is a Christian observance marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is a gazetted holiday in several Indian states. Hence, government offices, banks, public institutions, and schools, etc, will remain closed on this day. 

Maharashtra will also observe a public holiday on the occasion. This means that the Mumbai-based stock exchanges, the National Stock Exchange and the BSE, will also remain closed. Trading in equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives, and electronic gold receipts (EGR) will remain suspended on April 18.

Many states, such as Goa, Mizoram, Manipur, Goa, and Kerala among others observe Good Friday as a significant religious holiday, with churches holding special prayers to mark the day.

• April 18: Good Friday

• May 1: Maharashtra Day

• Aug. 15: Independence Day / Parsi New Year

• Aug. 27: Shri Ganesh Chaturthi

• Oct. 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra

• Oct. 21: Diwali Laxmi Pujan

• Oct. 22: Balipratipada

• Nov. 5: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev

• Dec. 25: Christmas

The BSE and NSE operate on a standard schedule from Monday to Friday, with trading hours for the equity segment set from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., IST. Trading remains suspended on weekends and on officially designated holidays, such as the ones mentioned above. 

Trading on the equities segment happens on all days of the week (other than Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are given below:

1. A) Pre-open session 

Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 a.m. 

Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 a.m. 

*with random closure in the last one minute. 

Pre-open order matching starts immediately after close of pre-open order entry.

1. B) Regular trading session

Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 a.m. 

Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 03:30 p.m. 

1. C) Closing Session 

The Closing Session is held between 03:40 p.m. hrs and 04:00 p.m.

1. D) Block deal session timings:

Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 a.m. to 09:00 a.m. 

Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. 

Note: The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above scheduled holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.