Stock Market Holiday Today: BSE, NSE To Remain Closed For Guru Nanak Jayanti

Stock markets in India will remain closed on Friday, Nov. 15, on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti. This essentially means that no trading activity will take place on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on this day.

Since the holiday is on a Friday, the stock market will remain closed for three consecutive days including the weekends– Saturday (Nov. 16) and Sunday (Nov. 17).

The stock market now has two holidays left for the remainder of this year.

• Maharashtra Assembly Elections – Nov. 20, 2024 (The stock exchanges will be closed due to voting in Maharashtra for the Assembly elections)

• Christmas – December 25, 2024 (The stock exchanges will be closed in celebration of Christmas.)

Trading on the equities segment happens on all days of the week (other than Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are as follows:

A) Pre-open session

Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 a.m.

Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 a.m.*

*with random closure in last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.

B) Regular trading session

Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 a.m.

Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 a.m.

C) Closing Session

The Closing Session is held between 3.40 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.

D) Block Deal Session Timings:

Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 a.m. to 09:00 a.m..

Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Note: The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above scheduled holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.

The NSE Nifty 50 and the BSE Sensex ended lower for the second consecutive week in a row on Thursday as earnings from India Inc. continued to weigh on investors' sentiment.

The Nifty 50 closed lower for the sixth session in a row and recorded the worst declining streak since Oct. 7. It ended 26.35 points or 0.11% lower at 23,532.70. The Sensex closed 110.64 points or 0.14% down at 77,580.31. During the session, the Nifty 50 rose as much as 0.50% to 23,675.90, and the Sensex rose 0.47% to 78,055.52.

The NSE India Volatility Index fell 13.14% to 13.41, the lowest since Nov. 12. It ended 4.28% lower at 14.78.

The NSE Nifty FMCG declined 1.66% to 55,708.30, the lowest since June 5. The index ended 1.53% down at 55,782.70.

Also known as Gurupurab, Guru Nanak Jayanti is the most important festival for the Sikh community. The day is celebrated to observe the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev.