Stock Market Holidays In December 2024: BSE, NSE To Remain Shut On These Days

Stock Market Holidays In December: The stock markets will remain closed for a total of 10 days in December. In the last month of the calendar year 2024, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and BSE will remain closed for trading only on one festive holiday, apart from regular Saturdays and Sundays.

The stock markets will remain closed for trading on Wednesday, Dec. 25, on account of Christmas. This is the last holiday of this calendar year for Indian stock markets.

Other than the festive day, stock markets will also remain closed for nine days next month, including five Sundays and four Saturdays.  

On Dec. 25, the NSE and BSE will not have any trading action across all divisions, including Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment, as well as SLB Segment. 

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

A) Pre-open session

Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 am

Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 am

(With random closure in the last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after close of pre-open order entry.)

B) Regular trading session

Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 am

Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 03:30 pm

C) Closing Session

The Closing Session is held between 03:40 pm hrs and 04:00 pm

D) 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 stock exchanges 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 stock exchanges may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.

Christmas 2024

Christmas, celebrated by Christians across the world on Dec. 25, marks the celebrations of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The name ‘Christmas’ comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). It is a time when billions of Christians around the world come together to celebrate a day of joy. A mass is also conducted during midnight. While Christmas is a religious festival for Christians, non-Christians in India also celebrate the occasion.