Investors and market-watchers want to know if the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be closed on Ram Navami.
According to the list of holidays for 2024 on the BSE website, both the NSE and the BSE offices will be closed on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, for Ram Navami. Trading will start the next day.
Apart from weekends, the stock market was recently closed on April 11 for Eid-ul-Fitr. Traders and investors should plan their activities accordingly since trading won't happen on below mentioned days.
Upcoming Stock Market Holidays in April 2024
April 17, Wednesday, Ram Navami
April 20, Saturday
April 21, Sunday
April 27, Saturday
April 28, Sunday
Trading on the equities segment occurs on all days of the week (except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are:
A) Pre-open session
Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 hrs
Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 hrs*
*with random closure in last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.B) Regular trading session
Normal/Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs
Normal/Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrsC) Closing Session
The Closing Session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrsD) Block Deal Session Timings:
Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM.
Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 PM to 2:20 PM
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 its deems fit and necessary.