Stock Market Holiday: The month of December has started from today. Today is Monday, the first day of the month, so the Indian stock market will remain open. Usually the stock market remains closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Apart from this, there is no trading in the stock market even on public holidays. As far as December is concerned, the official holiday list of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) shows that the month of December is going to be very active. Apart from the weekend holidays, only one trading holiday is scheduled during this period. Overall the stock markets will remain closed for nine days in the month of December.

Only 1 public holiday in December

The only public holiday in December is Christmas Day, on 25 December. There will be a holiday in the stock market on this day. On this occasion, there will be no trading anywhere in BSE from Equity Segment to Equity Derivatives Segment, Currency Derivatives Segments, SLB Segment, Tri Party Repo, Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR), NDS-RST, Commodity Derivatives Segment.

Similarly, in NSE also all the segments like Equities, Equity Derivatives, Corporate Bonds, Mutual Funds, Security Lending and Borrowing Schemes, New Debt Segments, Negotiated Trade Reporting Platform, Currency Derivatives, Commodity Derivatives and Interest Rate Derivatives will remain closed.

Additionally, markets will remain closed on all Saturdays and Sundays – December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28. That means this year investors got a chance to participate in 22 trading sessions. This year there were a total of 14 trading holidays in the stock market and among these, Christmas is the last festive break of the year.

Investor confidence strengthened

On the Sensex, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys suffered the most losses, while Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI and Kotak Mahindra Bank provided significant support. This week, both the benchmark indices registered gains for the third consecutive week, increasing by about 0.5 percent. Bajaj Broking Research said, “On November 28, Indian markets closed almost flat and Nifty remained near the level of 26,200. Positive talks on trade agreement between India and America strengthened the sentiment of investors. Second quarter GDP and IIP data is also coming soon, so the overall outlook remains good.

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Share market holiday: There was uncertainty in the market due to the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan for the last few days. Now ceasefire has been agreed in both countries, due to which investors have breathed a sigh of relief and everyone is now waiting for the next business session.

Now the question comes whether the stock market will be open on Monday or not? Actually, Buddha Purnima will be celebrated all over the country on Monday 12 May 2025. In such a situation, investors are in a state of confusion about whether the stock market will be traded on Monday or not.

The full list of holidays will be found here

On Friday, May 9, 2025, the benchmark index Sensex and Nifty fell by more than 1 percent in the last trading session. Now on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, investors who invest in the stock market, by visiting the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) website bseindia.com or trading holiday toolbar, can confirm that the stock market will be open on Monday.

According to the stock market holiday list, in May, 2025 there is only one day holiday in the stock market- on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, which has been celebrated on May 1, 2025. After this, there is not a single holiday in the stock market in June and July. Now the market will be closed directly on August 15, 2025 on the occasion of Independence Day. After this, Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on 27 August 2025. There will be no trading in the stock market on this day.

This will be followed by three holidays in October- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra on 2 October, Diwali on 21 October and Diwali Balipratipada on 22 October. On 5 November, Prakash Guruparva Shri Guru Nanak Dev will be closed on the day of Christmas on 25 December.

Investors upset due to selling

Let us know that during the tension between India and Pakistan, there was an increase in the stock market for the first few days. However, at the end of last week, it also had to face a lot of selling pressure. This sudden change forced investors to think whether the market should invest in this current decline or wait for stability.

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