For stock Traders, the stock market is one of the most important places, where millions of trades take place on daily basis. India has two biggest stock market i.e. NSE and BSE.
NSE stands for National Stock Exchange of India is the leading stock exchange in the country. It was established in 1992 and located in Mumbai. After his establishment, the entire atmosphere of Indian capital market has changed. It has strengthened the hand of authorities in making other exchanges aware of their social responsibilities.
NSE is open on all working days excluding Saturday, Sunday and trading holidays. Trading holidays are basically those days in which the stock market is closed either due to national holiday or due to some festival. NSE notified trading members in advance about the trading holiday. There is also something Muhurat Trading which is held on the Laxami pujan. Let’s look at the NSE Trading Holidays in 2020.
| Holidays | Date | Day |
| Mahashivratri | February 21, 2020 | Friday |
| Holi | March 10, 2020 | Tuesday |
| Ram Navami | April 02, 2020 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | April 10, 2020 | Friday |
| Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14, 2020 | Tuesday |
| Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2020 | Friday |
| I Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | May 25, 2020 | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2020 | Friday |
| Diwali Balipratipada | November 16, 2020 | Monday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | November 30, 2020 | Monday |
| Christmas | December 25, 2020 | Friday |
Let’s look at some of the holidays on Sunday or Saturday
| Sr.No. | Holidays | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | January 26, 2020 | Sunday |
| 2 | Bakri Id | August 01, 2020 | Saturday |
| 3 | Independence Day | August 15, 2020 | Saturday |
| 4 | Ganesh Chaturthi | August 22, 2020 | Saturday |
| 5 | Muharram | August 30, 2020 | Sunday |
| 6 | Dussehra | October 25, 2020 | Sunday |
| 7 | Diwali * Laxmi Pujan | November 14, 2020 | Saturday
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Note: - Remember Muhurat Trading shall be held on Saturday, November 14, 2020 (Diwali -Laxmi Pujan). It will be notified to you subsequently.
Trading happens in NSE during particular hours. Let’s look at the market timing of equity segment :
Pre-opening Season:
Entry of order and modification open: 9:00 hours
Entry of order and modification close: 9:08 hours
Regular & Trading Session:
Normal/ Limited Physical Market open: 09:15 hours
Normal/ Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hours
ClosingSession:The closing session is between 15.40 hrs and 1600 hrs.
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