NSE Trading Holidays Calendar for 2024 –
One of the first things most of us do as we enter the New Year is look up the market holidays. As a trader, knowing when you have the time to pause and recalibrate your trading strategies and when to make decisions based on the opening or closing of the market are both very important.
So, without further ado, let’s look at the market holidays in 2024 for equity and F&O segments:
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | January 26 | Friday |
| Maha Shivratri | February 8 | Friday |
| Holi | March 18 | Monday |
| Good Friday | March 29 | Friday |
| Annual Bank Closing | April 01 | Monday |
| Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14 | Sunday |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | April 11 | Thursday |
| Buddha Pournima | May 23 | Thursday |
| Moharram | July 17 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | August 15 | Thursday |
| Parsi New Year | August 15 | Thursday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | September 7 | Saturday |
| Dussehra | October 12 | Saturday |
| Diwali * Laxmi Pujan | November 1 | Friday |
| Diwali-Balipratipada | November 2 | Saturday |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | November 15 | Friday |
Some holidays are due to fall on a Saturday or a Sunday this year. Take a look at them below:
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Monday |
| Gudi Padwa | April 09 | Tuesday |
| Ram Navami | April 17 | Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | April 21 | Sunday |
| Maharashtra Day | May 01 | Wednesday |
| Bakri Id | June 17 | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 02 | Wednesday |
| Id-E-Milad | September 16 | Monday |
| Christmas | December 25 | Wednesday |
If you’ve looked at the lists above, you’re sure to have noticed the number of holidays on a Monday or Friday – offering us long weekends. What’s more, longer weekends can get even longer if you club a leave on a Tuesday after a holiday that lands on a Monday, or a leave on a Thursday with a holiday that lands on a Friday.
Even if you don’t plan to fully utilize the long weekends, it would be wise to keep track of these holidays as they could affect your trading strategy and the market volumes too.
Next, let’s talk about the New Year activity that’s only ushered in around Diwali – Muhurat Trading. In case you missed it, Muhurat Trading is a 1-hour trading session conducted on the day of Diwali to obtain prosperity in trading and blessings of success in the coming year.
Did you know BSE first conducted Muhurat Trading in 1957? And NSE only began this tradition in 1992. Muhurat Trading, this 2024, should be conducted on 1st November on the occasion of Diwali-Laxmi Puja. We’ll notify you of the timings as soon as the market hours are decided and released.
You can also note the clearing holidays for 2024 below.
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | 26-January | Friday |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | 19-February | Monday |
| Mahashivratri | 08-March | Friday |
| Holi | 25- March | Monday |
| Good Friday | 29- March | Friday |
| Annual Bank Closing | 01-April | Monday |
| Gudi Padwa | 09-April | Tuesday |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | 11-April | Thursday |
| Ram Navami | 17-April | Wednesday |
| Maharashtra Day | 01-May | Wednesday |
| Buddha Pournima | 23-May | Thursday |
| Bakri Eid | 17-June | Monday |
| Moharram | 17-July | Wednesday |
| Independence Day/ Parsi New Year | 15-August | Thursday |
| Eid-e-Milad | 16-September | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 02-October | Wednesday |
| Diwali-Laxmi Pujan | 01-November | Friday |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | 15-November | Friday |
| Christmas | 25-December | Wednesday |
Finally, remember that the usual market timings are as follows:
9:00 AM to 05:00 PM – Morning session
05:00 PM to 11:30/11:55 PM – Evening session
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM/9:30 PM – Internationally linked Agricultural commodities
Go on, plan your trading and holidaying activities accordingly! 😊
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