Though many are asking whether BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) will be closed for business on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, the answer is in the negative. Both BSE and NSE will function as usual like any other normal day.
As in any normal day, pre-open trade will commence at 9:00 in the morning. The day’s trade will begin at the usual time of 9:15 am and curtains will fall on the day’s trade sharp at 3:30 pm closing bell.
NSE trading holiday list
According to NSE, the trading holiday list for 2025 consists of the following dates (these dates are not on weekends, which are trading holidays as a matter of routine):
February 26: Wednesday
March 14: Holi
March 31: Id-Ul-Fitr
April 10: Shri Mahavir Jayanti
April 14: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 18: Good Friday
May 1: Maharashtra Day
August 15: Independence Day
August 27: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 21: Diwali
October 22: Diwali-Balipratipada
November 5: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
December 25: Christmas
According to the normal course of business schedule, stocks markets in India conducts the day’s trade 5 days a week Monday to Friday. Both BSE and NSE remain closed on Saturday and Sunday. As stated above the normal timing for business takes place between 9:15 am and 3:30 am, while the pre-market session is conducted between 9:00 am and 9:15 am. Only on one day of the year – the evening of Diwali – a special one-hour trading is conducted. It is called Muhurat trading and this year it has fallen on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The time is in the evening but will be announced later. The bourses open for this special session even if it is on a weekend.
Trading on the last day of 2024 ended dragging Sensex 30 in the red. The index closed the day at 78,139.01 recording a decline of 109.12 points, or 0.14%. Nifty 50 too ended in the red. It closed the day at 23,644.80 with a marginal dip of 0.100 points (or 0.00042%).
The question on many lips is will BSE and NSE be closed today January 1, 2025? Will there be any activity in Sensex and Nifty? The stock market will be open for normal activity on the first day of the year. Check the stock market holidays. Markets Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
