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Stock Market Holiday 2025: Indian stock market will be closed on May 1, 2025. BSE, NSE, and MCX will observe the holiday, with MCX resuming evening trading.
Stock Market Holiday: Market will close on May 01 due to Maharashtra Day.
Stock Market Holiday 2025: Indian stock market will experience a break of trading activities on Thursday, May 01, 2025 due to a public holiday. It means no trading activity in any segment including equity, derivatives, etc.
The stock market holiday on May 01 is because of Maharashtra Day. It is celebrated to commemorate the formation of state of Maharashtra in 1960. As both Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) are situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, thus, a market holiday will be observed.
MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange) will also observe the public holiday on May 01. However, the holiday is restricted in MCX for morning session between 9 am to 5 pm. The evening session between 5 pm to 11:55 pm of MCX on May 01 will resume activities as usual without any hindrance.
Market Holidays Remaining In 2025
There are 14 stock market holidays in 2025, and with May 1 (Maharashtra Day) around the corner, seven more non-trading days remain for the year. Here’s a quick look at the upcoming market holidays:
May 1 – Maharashtra Day
August 15 – Independence Day
August 27 – Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti
October 21 – Diwali Laxmi Pujan (Evening Muhurat trading likely)
October 22 – Diwali Balipratipada
November 5 – Gurpurab (Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev Ji)
December 25 – Christmas
Bank Holiday On May 01
Banks in Belapur, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram will be closed on May 01, as per RBI’s holiday list for May.