Stock Market Holiday: Are NSE, BSE Open Or Closed On December 25 For Christmas?

NSE, BSE Holidays 2025: The Indian stock market will remain closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, on account of Christmas, one of the major global holidays.

All market transactions, including equities, derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), and currency derivatives, will be halted for the day, in line with the holiday calendar released by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

In the commodities segment, the MCX and the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange will remain closed for both the morning and evening trading sessions. Normal stock market operations will resume on Friday, Dec. 26.

Domestic equity markets will operate only for four days this week. Apart from the Christmas holiday, the BSE and NSE will also remain shut on Dec. 27 (Saturday) and Dec. 28 (Sunday) due to the regular weekend closure.

Apart from the Indian markets, the US stock markets will also see early closures on Wednesday due to Christmas Eve. Equity markets are scheduled to close at 1:00 p.m. ET, while bond markets will remain shut an hour later. U.S. markets will remain closed on Thursday for Christmas and resume normal trading on Friday.

Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, is a major public holiday in most countries, especially in Christian-majority nations, across the world.

In total, the NSE calendar included 14 trading holidays for 2025, apart from the regular weekend closures on Saturdays and Sundays.

Trading in the equities segment takes place on all weekdays, except Saturdays, Sundays and exchange-declared holidays. The trading schedule for the equities segment is as follows:

A) Pre-open Session

Order entry and modification Open: 9:00 a.m.

Order entry and modification Close: 9:08 a.m.

[There is a random closure during the last one minute. Pre-open order matching begins immediately after the pre-open order entry period ends.]

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 conducted between 3:40 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

D) Block Deal Session Timings

Morning Window: Operates from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Afternoon Window: Operates from 2:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Stock exchanges have the authority to close the market on days other than the pre-announced holidays or to open trading on days initially declared as holidays. Stock exchanges may also extend, shorten, or adjust trading hours whenever deemed necessary.