This Christmas, Thursday, December 25, India’s major stock exchanges will remain closed. Both the NSE and BSE will not have any trading, including equities, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB). This is the last stock market holiday of 2025.
What will be closed?
On Christmas day, trading in equities, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives will be completely halted. Commodity markets will also take a break. Both the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) will remain closed for the entire day, including both morning and evening sessions.
The market will resume trading on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Key NSE Holidays to know for 2026
The NSE has released its list of holidays for 2026. These include –
January: Jan 26, Monday – Republic Day
February: Feb 15, Sunday – Mahashivratri
March: Mar 3, Tuesday – Holi; Mar 21, Saturday – Id-Ul-Fitr; Mar 26, Thursday – Shri Ram Navami; Mar 31, Tuesday – Shri Mahavir Jayanti
April: Apr 3, Friday – Good Friday; Apr 14, Tuesday – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
May: May 1, Friday – Maharashtra Day; May 28, Thursday – Bakri Id
June: Jun 26, Friday – Muharram
July: No market holidays
August: Aug 15, Saturday – Independence Day
September: Sep 14, Monday – Ganesh Chaturthi
October: Oct 2, Friday – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti; Oct 20, Tuesday – Dusshera
November: Nov 8, Sunday – Diwali Laxmi Pujan; Nov 10, Tuesday – Diwali-Balipratipada; Nov 24, Tuesday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
December: Dec 25, Friday – Christmas
Market Holidays Falling on Weekends in 2026
February 15, Sunday – Mahashivratri
March 21, Saturday – Id-Ul-Fitr
August 15, Saturday – Independence Day
November 8, Sunday – Diwali Laxmi Pujan
Trading hours and routine
On normal trading days, the NSE and BSE operate Monday to Friday from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, with a pre-open session from 9:00 AM to 9:15 AM. Saturdays and Sundays are always non-trading days. Commodity markets follow a similar schedule, which is why they will also observe the Christmas closure.