Stock market holidays in April 2024: After the end of a truncated week, the Indian stock market is all set to enter the new financial year on Monday. Next week Monday will be the first trading session of FY25. However, at the beginning of a new month and fiscal, it is important to know that there will be two stock market holidays falling in April 2024. According to the list of stock market holidays 2024, trading activities on NSE and BSE will remain suspended. on 11 April 2024 for Eid-Ul-Fitr or Ramadan Eid. So, the first stock market holiday in April 2024 will fall on 11th April 2024. The second stock market holiday falls on 17th April 2024 for the Ram Navami celebration. So, NSE and BSE will remain closed on April 11 and 17, 2024. If we add weekends (Saturdays and Sundays), then we can conclude that the Indian stock market will remain closed for 10 days (four Saturdays, four Sundays and two). stock market holidays). In other words, out of 30 days in April 2024, trading activity on NSE and BSE will take place for 20 days.
Stock market holidays 2024
According to the list of stock market holidays in India, a total of 14 business holidays have been announced. Out of those 14 stock market holidays, four stock market holidays (January 26 for Republic Day, March 8 for Mahashivratri, March 25 for Holi, and March 29 for Good Friday) are gone. So, a total of 10 more stock market holidays remain in 2024. There will be only one stock market holiday in May 2024. Trading activity will remain suspended on 1st May 2024 for the Maharashtra Day celebration. There will be one stock market holiday each in June, July and August this year, while no business holiday has been announced in September.
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In October this year, one stock market holiday was declared on 2 October to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti. In November, trading activity will remain suspended at NSE and BSE on two trading days – November 1, 2024 (Diwali), and November 15, 2024 (Gurunanak Jayanti). In December, there will be only one stock market holiday falling on 25 December 2024 for Christmas celebrations across the nation.
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In FY24, the Indian stock market registered a stellar jump across segments and indices. Among front-line indices, the Nifty 50 index rose 30 percent, The BSE Sensex surged around 27 percent, while the Bank Nifty index rose 16 percent. In the broad market, the small-cap index rose 62 percent while the mid-cap index climbed 65 percent in FY25.l
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Published: 30 Mar 2024, 12:51 IST