List of NSE Holidays in India 2021

The trading of financial instruments is an exciting opportunity for people to grow their money. Each trading instrument is accompanied by its own risk and returns pattern; it varies from one instrument to another. A debt instrument comes with a fixed rate of return, but the return for stocks and shares fluctuates. Trading is to be done intelligently. Stock exchanges facilitate the trade of equities and mutual funds, whereas forex markets facilitate the trade of currencies. Individual traders, brokers, institutional clients such as corporates, speculators and arbitrageurs can indulge in online trading.

List of NSE Holidays in 2021

Here is the list of holidays declared by National Stock Exchange for the year 2021

January 26, 2021	Tuesday	Republic Day
March 11, 2021	Thursday	Maha Shivratri
March 29, 2021	Monday	Holi
April 2, 2021	Friday	Good Friday
April 14, 2021	Wednesday	Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 21, 2021	Wednesday	Ram Navami
May 13, 2021	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr
July 20, 2021	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha
August 19, 2021	Thursday	Ashura/Muharram
September 10, 2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October 15, 2021	Friday	Dussehra
November 4, 2021	Thursday	Diwali
November 19, 2021	Friday	Guru Nanak Jayanti

Note: Banks have holidays on second and fourth Saturdays too.

MCX - Multi-Commodity Exchange of India.

NCEL - National Commodity Exchange Limited.

Overview of National Stock Exchange (NSE)

National Stock Exchange is the first Indian stock exchange that had introduced a mechanized trading system. NSE began its trading activities in 1994 and was recognized as the 4th largest stock exchange in terms of annual stock trading turnover by the WFE or World Federation of Exchanges. NSE has a totally integrated online trading module which encompasses financial literacy offerings, clearing services, settlement services, data feed offerings, services for online trading and technology-centered services.

Products of NSE

The products of NSE can be sorted into four categories: capital markets, derivatives, trackers and debt instruments. NSE’s derivatives include stock derivatives, currency derivatives and NSE bond futures. The products traded in the capital market via NSE are stocks, indices, mutual funds, offer for sale and exchange-traded funds. Debts comprise corporate bonds and NSE EBP; the trackers of NSE are global indices, bank nifty and India VIX.

NSE Stock Market Holidays in 2021

The stock market remains closed on certain holidays. If you are a stock trader, you should have a good understanding of stock market holidays on which traders and investors cannot process trading requests. Bank Holidays and Stock market holidays do not always collide. Hence, it is important to know the NSE holidays as they differ from other holidays

NSE Trading Schedule in 2021

NSE operates on five days in a week and remains closed on all weekends. This is BSE’s regular working schedule:

Pre-Open Timings

Modification and order entry: starts at 9 AM and closes at 09:08 AM on all working days.

Regular Trading Timings

Restricted physical market or normal market: starts at 09:15 AM and closes at 3:30 AM on all
working days.

The stock market holidays are also called as trading holidays. All institutional, as well as individual stock traders, must acquaint themselves with the stock market holidays before trading. Stock market holidays may vary from other holidays. It is not necessary that stock market holidays and bank holidays coincide.

Timings of Block Deal Session

• Morning block deal window functions between 08:45 AM - 9 AM
• Afternoon block deal window functions between 02:05 PM - 2.20PM
• The trading session remains closed between 3.40PM and 4 PM.

*The trading hours are extended, reduced or advanced as and when necessary.