Stock Market Holiday: Sensex, Nifty, other indices to remain closed on December 25

Stock Market Holidays: Sensex, Nifty and other indices will remain closed on 25th December 2019 on the occasion of Christmas. Therefore, traders won't be able to carry out any business on the coming Wednesday. According to the list of stock market holidays displayed on BSE's official website bseindia.com, Christmas will be the last holiday of the year 2019. Apart from the equity segment, trading on Currency Derivatives Segment and Interest Rate Derivatives segment will also remain closed on Christmas, says the BSE website.

After this Christmas, the next holiday, in the equity segment, is February 21, 2020 (Friday) as the whole nation would be celebrating Mahashivratri on this day. On 1st January 2020, trading on Commodity Derivatives Segment will be closed in the evening session to celebrate New Year. It means trading on Commodity Derivatives Segment on 1st January 2020 will be open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM only. However, trading in Commodity Derivatives Segment will also remain closed on February 21, 2020 (Friday) on the occasion of Mahashivratri, which means next holiday at Commodity Derivatives Segment will also fall on February 21, 2020 (Friday).

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The domestic indices will remain open on February 1, 2020, despite it being a Saturday, confirmed BSE MD & CEO Ashish Chauhan to Zee Business on Tuesday. Speaking on the day when Sensex touched record-high, Chauhan said that markets have remained open on the budget day even in the past and next year, things won't be different. However, he added that it is yet to be decided if trading will happen for the entire day or not. Chauhan assured the investors that they will be given enough time to complete their trade. 

Generally, trading at Indian indices remains closed on Saturday and Sunday but on some occasions like Muhurat Trading and budget, it can be opened for trading purposes. As the Budget 2020 is falling on 1st February 2020, Dalal Street will remain open and hence the trading on Sensex, Nifty, Bank Nifty and other Indian indices will be allowed.