Stock Market Holiday: The Indian stock market will remain closed today, November 27, on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti. Trading will be suspended in the equity segment, equity derivatives segment and SLB segment today.
Additionally, the derivatives currency market will also be closed for trading. Both the currency derivatives segment and the interest rate derivatives segment will experience suspension of trading throughout the day.
Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurab, is the most important festival for the followers of the religion of Sikhism. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev.
Trading on both exchanges, National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, November 28. The market remained closed for 13 days in November, excluding November 27, due to various festivals and selected holidays in 2023 so far.
Next month, stock markets will be closed on December 25 for Christmas. Check the full list here. The previous stock market holiday this month was November 14 due to Diwali Balipratipada.
Nifty 50, Sensex on November 24
Domestic benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty 50 ended flat on Friday weighed down by a slide in information technology (IT) and FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) amid mixed global signals. On the other hand, metal and pharmaceutical stocks rose.
The 30 share BSE Sensex ended lower by 47.77 points or 0.07 percent at 65,970.04 level while the Nifty 50 closed at 19,794.70 level, down 7.30 points or 0.04 percent.
On the broader market front, the Nifty Midcap 100 closed flat, similar to the previous session, while the Nifty SmallCap 100 closed 0.30 percent higher than the benchmark indices. India’s fear index VIX closed 0.13 higher on Friday.
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Updated: 27 Nov 2023, 06:11 IST
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