Indian Stock Market Holiday Calendar 2021

Last Updated: 19 Apr 2023

If you are a stock market investor or a beginner who is planning to start trading, then you would need to keep an eye on the current trading holiday calendar. The holiday list for the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are the two important ones. Then, there is a holiday list for the Commodity Exchanges, leading amongst them is the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX). All these exchanges have a set of holidays that you will have to resort to every time you plan to trade.

It is important to note that all the Exchanges otherwise operate five days a week, starting from Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday are weekly holidays.

Muhurat Trading

It is essential to note the Muhurat trading date, which is a special Indian occasion–Diwali. This is when the trading is open for an hour, as it symbolises wealth and prosperity. For the year 2021, this Muhurat Trading date is November 04.

Important Trading Holidays

In the BSE, the holiday list for commodity derivatives, some evening sessions are operational for trading on certain holidays, such as on the day of Mahashivratri (March 11, 2021), Ram Navami (April 21, 2021), Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14, 2021), Eid-ul-Fitr (May 13, 2021), Balipratipada Diwali (November 05, 2021) and Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 19, 2021).

BSE Share Market Holidays List For Commodity Derivatives Segment

Date	Day	Holiday	Morning Session	Evening Session
January 01,2021	Friday	New Year Day	Open	Closed
January 26,2021	Tuesday	Republic Day	Closed	Closed
March 11,2021	Thursday	Mahashivratri	Closed	Open
March 29,2021	Monday	Holi	Closed	Open
April 02,2021	Friday	Good Friday	Closed	Closed
April 14,2021	Wednesday	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti	Closed	Open
April 21,2021	Wednesday	Ram Navami	Closed	Open
May 13,2021	Thursday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)	Closed	Open
July 21,2021	Wednesday	Bakri Id	Closed	Open
August 19,2021	Thursday	Muharram	Closed	Open
September 10,2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Closed	Open
October 15,2021	Friday	Dussehra	Closed	Open
November 04,2021	Thursday	Diwali – Laxmi Pujan	Closed	Open
November 05,2021	Friday	Diwali – Balipratipada	Closed	Open
November 19,2021	Friday	Gurunanak Jayanti	Closed	Open

(Source: bseindia.com)

The BSE Stock Market for Equity, SLB and Equity Derivatives Segments has a separate trading holiday list.

Trading Holiday List for the BSE Stock Market for Equity, SLB and Equity Derivatives Segments

Date	Day	Holidays
January 26,2021	Tuesday	Republic Day
March 11,2021	Thursday	Mahashivratri
March 29,2021	Monday	Holi
April 02,2021	Friday	Good Friday
April 14,2021	Wednesday	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21,2021	Wednesday	Ram Navami
May 13,2021	Thursday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
July 21,2021	Wednesday	Bakri Id
August 19,2021	Thursday	Muharram
September 10,2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October 15,2021	Friday	Dussehra
November 04,2021	Thursday	Diwali – Laxmi Pujan
November 05,2021	Friday	Diwali – Balipratipada
November 19,2021	Friday	Gurunanak Jayanti

(Source: bseindia.com)

Also, note that the NSE has two distinct lists as stock market trading holidays and market clearing holidays.

Trading Holiday List for the NSE Stock Market

Date	Day	Holiday
January 26,2021	Tuesday	Republic Day
March 11,2021	Thursday	Mahashivratri
March 29,2021	Monday	Holi
April 2,2021	Friday	Good Friday
April 14,2021	Wednesday	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21,2021	Wednesday	Ram Navami
May 13,2021	Thursday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
July 21,2021	Wednesday	Bakri Id
August 19,2021	Thursday	Muharram
September 10,2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October 15,2021	Friday	Dussehra
November 5,2021	Friday	Diwali-Balipratipada
November 19,2021	Friday	Gurunanak Jayanti

(Source: nseindia.com)

Clearing Holiday List for the NSE Stock Market

Date	Day	Holiday
January 26,2021	Tuesday	Republic Day
February 19,2021	Friday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
March 11,2021	Thursday	Mahashivratri
March 29,2021	Monday	Holi
April 1,2021	Thursday	Annual Bank Closing
April 2,2021	Friday	Good Friday
April 13,2021	Tuesday	Gudi Padwa
April 14,2021	Wednesday	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21,2021	Wednesday	Ram Navami
May 13,2021	Thursday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
May 26,2021	Wednesday	Buddha Pournima
July 21,2021	Wednesday	Bakri Id
August 16,2021	Monday	Parsi New Year
August 19,2021	Thursday	Moharram
September 10,2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October 15,2021	Friday	Dusshera
October 19,2021	Tuesday	Id-E-Milad
November 4,2021	Thursday	Diwali- Laxmi Pujan
November 5,2021	Friday	Diwali-Balipratipada
November 19,2021	Friday	Gurunanak Jayanti

(Source: nseindia.com)

As a beginner, you will have to keep a track of the variations that the MCX trading holidays have. On certain holidays only the morning sessions are operational while on others are operational in the evening, or a combination of both remaining open or closed for operations. Note here that there is a separate trading holiday list for MCX to do commodity trading.

Trading Holiday List for the Commodity Market (MCX/NCDEX)

Date	Day	Holidays	Morning Session	Evening Session
January 01,2021	Friday	New Year Day	Open	Closed
January 26,2021	Tuesday	Republic Day	Closed	Closed
March 11,2021	Thursday	Mahashivratri	Closed	Open
March 29,2021	Monday	Holi	Closed	Open
April 2,2021	Friday	Good Friday	Closed	Closed
April 14,2021	Wednesday	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti	Closed	Closed
April 21,2021	Wednesday	Ram Navmi	I/D	Open
May 13,2021	Thursday	Ramzan Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)	Closed	Open
July 21,2021	Wednesday	Bakri Id	Closed	Open
August 19,2021	Thursday	Moharram	Closed	Closed
September 10,2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Closed	Open
October 15,2021	Friday	Dussehra	Closed	Open
November 4,2021	Thursday	Diwali – Laxmi Pujan	Closed	Closed
November 5,2021	Friday	Diwali – Balipratipada	Closed	Open
November 19,2021	Friday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Closed	Closed

(Source: commoditytrademantra.com)

On certain unfavorable or unavoidable events, the trading holiday list could be modified and circulated. Keep an eye for such untimely changes.

Now, the question is “As a trader What should you do on a trading holiday?” A simple beneficial answer to this is, that you must keep doing stock market research and keep a watch on how certain stocks are behaving, and then plan accordingly when you trade. Trading holidays can prove to be a good opportunity to relearn and review the basics of trading. This would help you to be prepared before the bell rings on the next trading morning. It may be helpful to keep the Trading Holiday List handy or mark up an online calendar for ready reference.

Conclusion

Much like every other institution or body, the Indian Stock Market Exchanges namely, the NSE, the BSE and the MCX, all have their own Trading Holiday Calendar. Before you begin to use your trading account, ensure to keep a note of the list as it would be beneficial in deciding your trading strategies.