Stock market holiday today: NSE, BSE to remain closed for Muharram; here is what else will be unavailable
Stock market holiday today: Domestic equity markets will resume trading normally on stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Thursday, July 18, at 9:15 am, following a 15-minute pre-opening session starting at 9:00 am.
Stock market holiday in July 2024, Muharram holiday: Are India's capital and debt markets closed today? Domestic financial markets — capital as well as the money markets — will remain closed today for Muharram. Trading in the equity, derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), and currency derivative segments on stock exchanges BSE and NSE, as well as in the forex market, will resume on Thursday, July 18.
Muharram Holiday | When will trading be available on NSE & BSE next?
Domestic equity markets will resume trading normally on Thursday, July 18 at 9:15 am, following a 15-minute pre-opening session starting at 9:00 am.
Muharram Holiday | Is the forex market open?
No. Trading in the money market will also resume on Thursday, July 18, at 9 am.
Next stock market holiday on Independence Day
After July 17, the next trading holiday is on August 15.
2024 stock market holiday list
On its website, bseindia.com, BSE has listed as many as 15 holidays for equity, equity derivatives, and SLB segments in the calendar year 2024.
Are banks open today?
Besides Mumbai, a number of other cities across the country are scheduled to observe a holiday on July 17, including New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Srinagar, Shimla, Nagpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Patna, Ranchi, Bhopal, Shillong and Agartala.
However, banks will remain open in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kochi, Kohima, Panaji, and Thiruvananthapuram. Read more on bank holidays
Muharram Holiday | MCX to resume trading at 5 pm on July 17
Commodity exchange MCX will be shut for the morning session on July 17, with trading scheduled to resume at 5 pm.
The bourse conducts trading operations in two sessions.
The morning session begins at 9 am and ends at 5 pm, and the evening session commences at 5 pm and ends at 11:3011:55 pm.
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