Stock market holidays: After a successful week in the Indian stock market, some stock investors and Dalal Street enthusiasts are thinking of trading in the market again with full enthusiasm on Monday. But there is also confusion in their minds. This time the date of Janmashtami is 26 August 2024 i.e. Monday. In such a situation, there is uncertainty among the people whether the stock market will open on Monday or not. The Bombay Stock Exchange website has a list of stock market holidays for the whole year. Let us know whether there is a stock market holiday on Janmashtami or not.

Will there be a holiday on Janmashtami?

According to the list of stock market holidays available on the BSE website, there is only one trading holiday in August, which fell on August 15, 2024. The next trading holiday after August 15, 2024, is on October 2, 2024. This means that the Indian stock market will be open on Monday this week. In other words, there is no trading holiday in the stock market on Janmashtami 2024. Operations will resume as normal at BSE and NSE on Monday.

Stock Market Holidays in 2024

According to the list of stock market holidays in the year 2024, there are a total of 15 trading holidays. After August 15, 2024, there are only four stock market holidays left in the current year. These will be on October 2, 2024 (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti), November 1, 2024 (Diwali/Laxmi Pujan), November 15, 2024 (Guru Nanak Jayanti), and December 25, 2024 (Christmas).

The market closes with a rise

The stock market closed with gains last week. The Nifty 50 index closed at 24,823, registering a weekly gain of 283 points or 1.15 percent. The BSE Sensex closed at 81,086, registering a weekly gain of 0.80 percent or 650 points. The Bank Nifty index registered a weekly gain of about 0.83 percent and closed at 50,933.