Stock Market Holiday: Are BSE, NSE Open Or Closed For Raksha Bandhan 2025?
In August, stock markets will remain closed only for two days as per the NSE calendar, apart from Saturday and Sunday.
This year, Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on August 9. As per the holiday calendar released by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Raksha Bandhan is not a scheduled holiday. However, as the stock markets operate only five days a week from Monday to Friday, the markets will be closed on Saturday.
In August, stock markets will remain closed only for two days as per the NSE calendar—Independence Day on August15, and Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27. Ganesh Chaturthi is also a state holiday in Maharashtra.
Stock Market Holidays In 2025
As per the NSE calendar, there are 14 trading holidays in 2025. For the remainder of the year, the market will remain closed on:
Aug. 15 – Independence Day
Aug. 27 – Ganesh Chaturthi
Oct. 2 – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra
Oct. 21 – Diwali Laxmi Pujan
Oct. 22 – Balipratipada
Nov. 5 – Guru Nanak Jayanti
Dec. 25 – Christmas
As October 21 is a holiday for Diwali, a special 'Muhurat Trading' session will be held on that day.
Regular Stock Market Operations
Trading on the equities segment happens on all days of the week (other than Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). Market timings of the equities segment are given below:
A) Pre-open session
Order entry & modification open: 9:00 a.m.
Order entry & modification close: 9:08 a.m.
[With random closure in the 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: 9:15 a.m.
Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 3:30 p.m.
C) Closing Session
The Closing Session is held between 3:40 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
D) Block Deal Session Timings
Morning Window: This window shall operate between 8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 2:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
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 Exchange may also extend, advance, or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.
Raksha Bandhan 2025
Raksha Bandhan, one of the widely celebrated Hindu festivals in India, celebrates the enduring bond between brothers and sisters. On this festive occasion, siblings come together to celebrate their love and commitment toward each other. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in the Hindu month of Shravan, which generally corresponds with July or August of the Gregorian calendar.
