Stock Market Holidays 2025: The Indian stock market will be closed for three days between April 28 to May 4th. There are a host of events that are coming up next week such as Maharana Pratap Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Labour Day, and Maharashtra Day, along with the onset of a new month.
However, the stock market holiday is different from both public and bank holidays. Hence, trading will be closed only on specific holidays. Is it closed on Akshaya Tritiya? Find Out!
Stock Market Holidays:
As per the BSE and NSE holidays list, the stock market will not be closed on Akshaya Tritiya which falls on April 30th this year. The last holiday for April month was on April 18th due to Good Friday. The market was also closed for Shri Mahavir Jayanti on April 10, and Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14th. These were excluding market holidays on weekends. Hence, there are no more trading holidays in the remaining of April month.
May 1:
However, the market will be closed on May 1st due to Maharashtra Day. BSE and NSE, which are the main exchanges of India, are headquartered in Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. Hence, May 1st is an overall state holiday and all banks and offices will be closed including the trading market.
May 3rd and May 4th:
Further, the market will be closed on May 3rd and 4th which fall on Saturday and Sunday. Trading is closed on weekends by default.
Stock Market Update:
Last week, on April 25th, Sensex ended at 79,212.53, down by 588.90 points or 0.74%. While Nifty 50 plunged by 207.35 points or 0.86% to end at 24,039.35. The market crashed due to rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. India is broadly on high alert with military forces tightened at LOC and north region especially Kashmir.
Overall, in the trading week from April 21st to April 25th, Sensex ended marginally up by 45.02 points or 0.06%. While Nifty 50 outperformed Sensex with gains of 80.25 points or 0.33%.
For the trading week ahead, Vinod Nair, Head of Research, at Geojit Investments said, the Indian market closed this week with marginal gains, after the sell-off towards the end of the week due to rise in border tension between India-Pakistan. Market had started on positive cues from the much-discussed bilateral trade agreement between India and America and the negotiations are expected to gain momentum during the years.
Nair added that the IT sector outperformed the broader index due to optimism over reduction in tariff war narrative by the US. Weak start to Q4 results season did affect the market trend. The outlook for Q4 earnings season is muted and likely to uptick from next Q1 FY26 onwards. Foreign investors are likely to be on a wait and watch approach, in the near-term, to overview the geopolitical tension.
“Based on the historically performance of India, it has exercised strong resilience during geo-political factors given the buoyant nature of the domestic economy. For long-term investors it is fair to take this as an opportunity to accumulate quality stocks/sectors during further dips for the long-term gain,” Nair lastly said.