Indian markets will be closed for a total 14 days for various festivals and other important occasions. In the month of March, there is one more holiday on the eve of Ramzan Id, which will fall on March 31.
MCX Trading Holiday for Holi
The multi commodity exchange (MCX) will operate in two sessions. Due to Holi, the exchange will be shut for the morning session, which is usually held from 9:00 am -5:00 pm. However, the exchange will function normally and investors can trade during the evening session, which will begin at around 5:00 pm and stay open till 11 or 11:30 pm.
Holi 2025: Importance and significance
The Holi festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm across India. It marks the arrival of spring and is also believed to be the triumph of good over evil.
Popularly known as the Festival of Colors, people gather to play with various colors, dance to festive music, and indulge in traditional sweets.
Full Stock market Holiday list 2025
Investors can take a break on 14 occasions during the year. In April, trading is closed for three days for Mahavir Jayanti (April 10), Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14) and Good Friday (April 18).The rest of the holidays are for Maharashtra Day (May 01), Independence Day (August 15), Ganesh Chaturthi (August 27), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra (October 02), Diwali (October 21), Diwali Balipratipada, (October 22) Gurpurb (November 05), and Christmas (December 25).During Diwali, even though the market is closed, a Muhurat Trading session will be conducted. The timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified later in the year.
Indian stock market outlook
Indian stock markets ended the week on a sombre note, shrugging off any optimism around the recovery, which was marginally seen last week. Investors refrained from making fresh moves ahead of the long Holi weekend as global market sentiments remained uncertain, especially with concerns around US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
This uncertainty led investors to adopt a cautious approach, resulting in a lacklustre trading session on Thursday.
“Shortened trading week and sell-off in the US short market are providing a hiccup to the global market. However, India is withstanding resilience and healthy outperformance, by a narrow negative trend,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services said.
Going ahead, analysts expect the market to remain range-bound with some volatility and sector rotation, driven by global market cues and cautiousness ahead of the US Fed’s interest rate decision on March 19.
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