NSE Holidays 2025: Will the stock market remain open or closed on Mahashivratri, know what NSE said here

NSE Holidays 2025: Tomorrow i.e. on 26 February 2025, it is Mahashivratri. In such a situation, many people have this question in their mind whether the stock market will remain closed or open on this day. So let us tell you, on February 26, 2025, Indian stock markets will remain closed on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Mahashivratri is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, which is celebrated on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month.

What was the condition of the stock market on Monday?

On Monday, i.e. 24 February, the stock market saw a decline. The BSE Sensex closed 856.65 points lower at 74,454.41, while the Nifty50 closed 242.55 points lower at 22,553.35. Talking about the 50 stocks of Nifty50, 38 of these stocks remained in the red. Big stocks like Wipro, HCL Tech, TCS, and Infosys witnessed a decline. At the same time, stocks like Mahindra & Mahindra, Dr. Reddy's Lab, and Nestle India rose.

Small and midcap stocks also fell.

Small and midcap stocks also showed a decline like the benchmark index. Nifty Smallcap100 and Nifty Midcap100 index fell 1.02 per cent and 0.94 per cent respectively. Most sectoral indices also remained in the red, except Nifty Auto and FMCG. Nifty IT fell 2.71 per cent and Nifty Pharma fell 2.17 per cent to be the biggest losers.

Stock market will remain closed for so many days in 2025

According to the 2025 calendar released by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), there will be a total of 14 holidays in the stock market this year.

March: Holi (14 March, Friday) and Eid-ul-Fitr (31 March, Monday).

April: Shri Mahavir Jayanti (10 April, Thursday), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (14 April, Monday) and Good Friday (18 April, Friday).

May: Maharashtra Day (1 May, Thursday).

August: Independence Day (15 August, Friday) and Ganesh Chaturthi (27 August, Wednesday).

October: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra (2 October, Thursday), Diwali Laxmi Pujan (21 October, Tuesday) and Diwali-Balipratipada (22 October, Wednesday).

November: Prakash Parv Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (5 November, Wednesday).

December: Christmas (25 December, Thursday).