In general Stock Market is nothing but a place where buying and selling of shares, securities etc. happens. To be precise we can call stock market as “stock exchange”. Stock Exchange is the place where buyers and sellers come looking for shares to buy or sell.
In India there are many stock exchanges, in which some of them are closed and only 7 exchanges remains active. Out of these 7 stock exchanges in India, BSE [ Bombay Stock Exchange] and NSE [ National Stock Exchange] are popular.
BSE is the oldest stock exchange in India which was started in the year 1875. NSE is a very new entry when compared to BSE. It was established in the year 1992, but the trading in NSE was started in the year 1994.
As on March 28,2024 number of stocks listed on NSE are around 2379. Out of these 2379 stocks, around 124 stocks are not available for trading. Reliance Industries is the largest company listed on NSE in terms of market cap.
As on January 2024, 5315 companies are listed on BSE.
NSE [ National Stock Exchange ] :
NSE is the largest stock exchange in India with a market capitalization of US $ 4.34 Trillion Dollars . If you look at the list of major stock exchanges around the world, NSE stands 6th in the list. [ As on December 2023].
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NSE is headquartered at Mumbai and is open for trading from Monday to Friday every week. Saturdays and Sundays are no trading days i.e. NSE is closed on these days.
During Normal days [ Trading sessions], NSE is open for trading from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, which constitutes a trading window of 6 Hours 15 minutes.
Apart from the weekends [ Saturdays and Sundays], NSE will be closed on government holidays.
Without further delay lets get back to our core topic i.e. “List of NSE holidays for 2024“. Here on this page we will list out all the share market holidays list excluding weekends in tabular form for your easy understanding.
Stock Market Holidays List [ NSE Trading Holidays List for 2024 ]
Share Market Holidays 2024 | Date | Day |
Republic Day | 26th January 2024 | Friday |
MahaShivaratri | 8th March 2024 | Friday |
Holi | 25th March 2024 | Monday |
Good Friday | 29th March 2024 | Friday |
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | 11th April 2024 | Thursday |
Shri Rama Navami | 17th April 2024 | Wednesday |
Maharashtra Day | 1st May 2024 | Wednesday |
Bakri Id | 17th June 2024 | Monday |
Moharram | 17th July 2024 | Wednesday |
Independence Day | 15th August 2024 | Thursday |
Mahatma Gandhi jayanthi | 2nd October 2024 | Wednesday |
Diwali | 1st November 2024 | Friday |
Gurunanak Jayanthi | 15th November 2024 | Friday |
Christmas | 25th December 2024 | Wednesday |
Stock Market Holidays in January 2024
In the Month of January Stock Market is closed only one day i.e. on Republic Day [ January 26th 2024]
Stock Market Holidays in February 2024
Apart from the Weekends, there was no holiday in the month of February.
Stock Market Holidays in March 2024
Stock Market was closed on 3 days in the month of March 2024.
- Mahashivratri: March 08, 2024 (Friday)
- Holi: March 25, 2024 (Monday)
- Good Friday: March 29, 2024 (Friday)
Stock Market Holidays in April 2024
2 Holidays in the Month of April
- Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid): April 11, 2024 (Thursday)
- Shri Ram Navmi: April 17, 2024 (Wednesday)
Stock Market Holidays in May 2024
- Maharashtra Day: May 01, 2024 (Wednesday)
- May 20th, 2024 : The Indian stock markets will be closed on May 20, 2024 (Monday) because of the Parliamentary Elections happening in Mumbai.
Stock Market Holidays in June 2024
Bakri Id: June 17, 2024 (Monday)
Stock Market Holidays in July 2024
Moharram: July 17, 2024 (Wednesday)
Stock Market Holidays in August 2024
Independence Day : August 15th 2024
Stock Market Holidays in September 2024
No Holidays.
Stock Market Holidays in October 2024
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti: October 02, 2024 (Wednesday)
Stock Market Holidays in November 2024
- Diwali : November 01, 2024 (Friday)
- Gurunanak Jayanti: November 15, 2024 (Friday)
Stock Market Holidays in December 2024
Christmas: December 25, 2024 (Wednesday)
Share Market Holidays that fall on Weekends [ Saturdays & Sundays ] in 2024
Below is the table which clearly shows the day & date where the trading holidays fall on Saturdays and Sundays.
Trading Holidays 2024 | Day | date |
Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanthi | Sunday | 14th April 2024 |
Mahavir Jayanthi | Sunday | 21st April 2024 |
Ganesh Chathurthi | Saturday | 7th September 2024 |
Dussehra | Sunday | 13th October 2024 |
Diwali Balipratipada | Saturday | 2nd November 2024 |
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