Stock market holiday: The Indian stock market will remain closed for 3 days in October. Normal trading will not be done on 2 October (Thursday) regarding Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra. This information has been given on the official website of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE). Along with this, the market will be closed on 21 and 22 October with Diwali, Lakshmi Pujan and Balipratipada. However, on October 21, a special trading session has been kept for ‘Muhurta Trading’ on 21 October at the stock exchange.

With this, on November 5, there will be no transaction in the market regarding Prakash Guruparva. At the same time, people will not be able to trading on 25 December due to Christmas. This year, the stock market was closed on August 27 due to Ganesh Chaturthi.

What is Diwali Muhurta Trading?

According to Indian belief, Diwali is considered a symbol of victory over the evil of good. Similarly, Diwali Muhurta trading is a symbol of the beginning of the new Hindu calendar year in Indian stock markets. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have announced the time of ‘Muhurta Trading’. This year, the trading session has been kept on October 21 from 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm. It is celebrated as a ritual in the Indian stock market.

It is believed that in this auspicious time, doing Muhurta trading provides benefits to investors throughout the year. They also get financial benefits. Last year, Muhurta Tedering was held between 6 pm and 7 pm.

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Stock Market News: On the day of independence, on August 15, no business will be done in the Indian stock market, because both NSE and BSE will be closed for trading. Only seven, equity derivative sex, SLB segment as well as equity will not be opened for business.

The stock market remains closed on certain days, in which there is an event like religious-cultural and national festivals along with Independence Day. Apart from August 15 in the month of August, on August 25, there will be a holiday in the stock market on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi.

What was the condition of the market today?

Today, on Thursday 14 August 2025, a 30 -point Sensex climbed 57.75 points to close at 80,597.66 points on BSE. While the Nifty 50 on NSE also ranked at 24,631.30 with 11.95 points.

Artnel was at the forefront of today’s top gainer shares, which recorded a rise of 1.94 percent in stock. After this, Infosys closed with an increase of 1.50 percent, Asian Paints 1.16 percent, Titan 0.65 percent and HDFC Bank 0.56 percent. At the same time, Tata Steel in the top loser was at the bottom of 3.04 percent. Apart from this, Tech Mahindra fell 1.53 percent, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone 1.34 percent, India Electronics 1.02 percent and UltraTech Cement closed down 0.80 percent.

India’s credit rating improves

On the international front, the meeting of former US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 15 August is considered to be important for the energy markets. According to the discussions, the Western restrictions imposed on Russia can be relaxed, which is possible to fluctuate the prices of crude oil and gas. Meanwhile, S&P has improved India’s official credit rating after about 19 years and has kept it ‘BBB’ and kept the approach stable.

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