On February 26 2025 as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) observe a holiday on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. This will mark the first stock market holiday of the year. Stock Market Maha Shivratri Holiday On February 26 all trading activity across various segments including equity equity derivatives currency derivatives interest rate derivatives commodities and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) will remain suspended. Normal trading operations will resume on Thursday February 27 2025. Stock Market Holiday List 2025 As per the holiday list announced by the exchanges there will be a total of 14 market holidays in 2025. February: 1 holiday (Maha Shivratri). March & August: 2 holidays each. April & October: 3 holidays each (the highest for the year). May November & December: 1 holiday each. Investors and traders have witnessed a challenging start to the year with the Sensex and Nifty under pressure over the past two months. The Maha Shivratri holiday offers a pause for reflection and planning amidst these market fluctuations. Day Date Holiday Exchanges Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 Maha Shivaratri nse bse Friday 14 Mar 2025 Holi nse bse Monday 31 Mar 2025 Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) nse bse Thursday 10 Apr 2025 Mahavir Jayanti nse bse Monday 14 Apr 2025 Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti nse bse Friday 18 Apr 2025 Good Friday nse bse mcx Thursday 01 May 2025 Maharashtra Day nse bse Friday 15 Aug 2025 Independence Day nse bse mcx Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 Ganesh Chaturthi nse bse Thursday 02 Oct 2025 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti nse bse mcx Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 Diwali-Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat trading session) nse bse mcx Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 Diwali-Balipratipada nse bse Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 Gurunanak Jayanti nse bse Thursday 25 Dec 2025 Christmas nse bse mcx Settlement holidays Day Date Holiday Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti settlement Tuesday 01 Apr 2025 Annual Bank closing settlement Monday 12 May 2025 Buddha Pournima settlement Friday 05 Sep 2025 Id-E-Milad settlement The stock markets remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays except for special circumstances. This year for instance the markets opened on Saturday February 1 to accommodate the Union Budget session.