The year 2021 will have 13 stock market holidays including 5 extended weekends because of holidays failing either on Monday or Friday. Check out the answer to your question, “Why Share Market is Closed Today?
Indian Stock Market remains closed on Sunday and Saturday, and apart from weekly holidays, the stock exchange in India also remains closed on national and state holidays.
Why Share Market is Closed Today- On 26th May 2021, The share market (both BSE and NSE) will remain closed on account of “Buddha Purnima”. Other Holidays of share markets for the year are as follow-
| S. No. | Date | Day | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26, 2021 | Tuesday | Republic day |
| 2 | March 11, 2021 | Thursday | Mahashivratri Day |
| 3 | March 29, 2021 | Monday | Holi |
| 4 | April 02, 2021 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 | April 14, 2021 | Wednesday | Dr, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 6 | April 21, 2021 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
| 7 | May 13, 2021 | Thursday | Id-ul-Fltr (Ramzan Eid) |
| 8 | July 21, 2021 | Wednesday | Id-al-Adha (Bakri-Id) |
| 9 | August 19, 2021 | Thursday | Muharram |
| 10 | September 10, 2021 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 11 | October 15, 2021 | Friday | Dussehra |
| 12 | November 04, 2021 | Thursday | Diwali |
| 13 | November 19, 2021 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
🎯List of Bank Holidays in 2021- Banks will remain shut on these days in 2021
Stock Market Holidays falling on Sunday/Saturday
Following Share Market Holidays 2021 Falling on Saturday and Sunday-
| S. No. | Date | Day | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 25, 2021 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 2 | May 01, 2021 | Saturday | Maharashtra Day |
| 3 | August 15, 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 4 | October 02, 2021 | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 5 | December 25, 2021 | Sunday | Christmas |
All the holidays listed above are only the observed data and not the actual date. For example- If Christmas Day falls on a weekend many stock exchanges will close on the Friday before or the Monday after. Exchange sometimes closes multiple days for a holiday or has modified hours instead of fully closing.
In 2021, Muhurat Trading will take place on November 04, 2021, during the Diwali festival. Timing on Muhurat is notified later by the stock exchange. take a look at the NSE Holidays List 2021 in India.
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