Today we will tell you how many days the stock market is going to be closed in this year 2024.You all must know that the stock market is closed at the end of every week i.e. every Saturday and Sunday. Apart from this, the stock market is also closed on many festivals celebrated in our country.
India’s Stock Market Opening and Closing Hours
- 1) 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 close of pre-open order entry. - 2) Regular trading session
Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs
Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrs - 3) Closing Session
The Closing Session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrs - 4) 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.
List of trading holidays
A trading holiday is when the stock exchanges are closed for trading, and no transactions can be done. The exchanges declare NSE holidays and BSE holidays as per India’s Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI). A trading holiday is when the exchange will operate the stock market as usual, but no settlement will occur these days.
1 | 22-Jan-2024 | Monday | Special Holiday |
2 | 26-Jan-2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
3 | 08-Mar-2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
4 | 25-Mar-2024 | Monday | Holi |
5 | 29-Mar-2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
6 | 11-Apr-2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
7 | 17-Apr-2024 | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navmi |
8 | 01-May-2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
9 | 20-May-2024 | Monday | General Parliamentary Elections |
10 | 17-Jun-2024 | Monday | Bakri Id |
11 | 17-Jul-2024 | Wednesday | Moharram |
12 | 15-Aug-2024 | Thursday | Independence Day |
13 | 02-Oct-2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
14 | 01-Nov-2024 | Friday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* |
15 | 15-Nov-2024 | Friday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
16 | 25-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
List of Clearing holidays
Clearing or settlement holidays are different from trading holidays. So, there are two separate lists of holidays published each year by the exchange. To put it simply, clearing holidays are days when no settlement or delivery of stocks/commodities happens. These are usually the days of banking holidays.
1 | 22-Jan-2024 | Monday | Special Holiday |
2 | 26-Jan-2024 | Friday | Republic Day |
3 | 19-Feb-2024 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
4 | 08-Mar-2024 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
5 | 25-Mar-2024 | Monday | Holi |
6 | 29-Mar-2024 | Friday | Good Friday |
7 | 01-Apr-2024 | Monday | Annual Bank closing |
8 | 09-Apr-2024 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa |
9 | 11-Apr-2024 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
10 | 17-Apr-2024 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
11 | 01-May-2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
12 | 20-May-2024 | Monday | General Parliamentary Elections |
13 | 23-May-2024 | Thurday | Buddha Pournima |
14 | 17-Jun-2024 | Monday | Bakri Eid |
15 | 17-Jul-2024 | Wednesday | Moharram |
16 | 15-Aug-2024 | Thursday | Independence Day/ Parsi New Year |
17 | 16-Sep-2024 | Monday | Eid-e-Milad |
18 | 02-Oct-2024 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
19 | 01-Nov-2024 | Friday | Diwali-Laxmi Pujan |
20 | 15-Nov-2024 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
21 | 25-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |