National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India’s largest stock exchange was incorporated in 1992. It was recognized as a stock exchange by SEBI in April 1993 and commenced operations in 1994 with the launch of the wholesale debt market, followed shortly after by the launch of the cash market segment. How many trading holidays are there in 2024 in India? this article provide you holiday list and type of holiday’s Stock exchange has.
There are two type of of holidays published each year . One is Trading holiday and Other is Clearing Holiday.
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.
Stock Market Holidays-2024
NSE holiday list for the year 2024. NSE Market holidays are observed on the following occasions: TRADING Holidays
| SR.NO | DATE | DAY | HOLIDAYS 2024 |
| 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 Navami |
| 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 Puja |
| 15. | 15-Nov-2024 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 16. | 25-Dec-2024 | Wednesday | Christmas |
How many trading holidays are there in 2024 in India?
Totally 16 holidays for the calendar year 2024.
Key information on NSE
Muhurat Trading
Diwali is considered as the New Year for most of the family in India.
On this occasion stock market will conduct Muhurat trading in this day NSE and BSE provide the timings in the evening that time people take the trade and make some profit.
It is a belief that investing or trading in this occasion will gives you good returns. In this normal session usually held from 6:15 pm to 7:15pm.( Subjected to Market decision)
First Exchange
NSE was the first exchange in India to implement electronic or screen-based trading which started in 1994.
NSE is focused on investor protection and disciplined development of the Indian capital market.
The products on the Exchange are organized into 3 ways for trading – Capital market and trading of equities, fixed income securities and the derivatives market.
Equity and equity-linked products available for trading in the cash market include stocks, IDRs, ETFs (including those benchmarked the NIFTY indices) and units of closed-ended mutual fund schemes, as well as a segment devoted to the growth of the SME’s listed on EMERGE.
Under the Derivatives segment, NSE offers derivative contracts on Equity, Indices, Currency, Interest Rates and Commodities.
The fixed income securities and Debt products include Negotiated Trade Reporting in Government securities, Corporate Bonds, Sovereign Gold Bonds and other debt securities traded on multiple platforms.
Under derivatives it includes Future and options.
The timings of the stock market are like this
- Open timings
Order entry: 09:00 am
Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 am - Market Open: 09:15 hrs
Market Close: 15:30 hrs - The Closing Session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrs
Conclusion
This is the holiday list for the year of 2024.It is not compulsory to take the trade on Muhurat trading it is up to you.
FAQ
- Why stock market closed on 17 July 2024?
On 17 July 2024 stock market is closed because of the festival of Muharram, which is the beginning of the Islamic calendar’s first month and is among the 4 sacred months in Islam.
- Is the stock market open in 19 July 2024?
Stock market is open from Monday to Friday and closed on Saturday and Sundays.
- How many trading days in 2024 in India?
There are 252 days for trading activities in the year 2024.These days are exclusive of the weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) as well as the National Holidays falling on weekdays.
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