Is the share market open today?
This is a question every trader faces once in a while. The answer to this question depends on the day and time you ask it. Indian equity stock exchanges (NSE and BSE) are open Monday to Friday and the general trading hours are between 9:15 AM and 3:30 PM. All Saturdays and Sundays are stock market holidays (except Muhurat trading on account of Diwali) so share market remains closed.
Stock market holidays 2022 list includes the following 13 festivals. In addition, all Saturdays and Sundays are observed as trading holidays in BSE and NSE. It is to be noted that BSE trading holidays and NSE trading holidays are not different and both stock exchanges open and close at the same time.
Stock Market Holidays 2022 List
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2022 | Wednesday |
| Mahashivratri | 1 March 2022 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 18 March 2022 | Friday |
| Mahavir Jayanti / Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2022 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 15 April 2022 | Friday |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | 3 May 2022 | Tuesday |
| Muharram | 9 August 2022 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2022 | Monday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 31 August 2022 | Wednesday |
| Dussehra | 5 October 2022 | Wednesday |
| Diwali * Laxmi Pujan | 24 October 2022 | Monday |
| Diwali Balipratipada | 26 October 2022 | Wednesday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | 8 November 2022 | Tuesday |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Monday, 24 October 2022 (Diwali- Laxmi Pujan).
In total, stock market holidays 2022 list includes 13 days when full-day operations wouldn’t take place.
BSE / NSE Trading Holidays 2021
| Holidays | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2021 | Tuesday |
| Mahashivratri | 11 March 2021 | Thursday |
| Holi | 29 March 2021 | Monday |
| Good Friday | 2 April 2021 | Friday |
| Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navami | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | 13 May 2021 | Thursday |
| Bakri Id | 21 July 2021 | Wednesday |
| Muharram | 19 August 2021 | Thursday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 10 September 2021 | Friday |
| Dussehra | 15 October 2021 | Friday |
| Diwali * Laxmi Pujan | 4 November 2021 | Thursday |
| Diwali Balipratipada | 5 November 2021 | Friday |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | 19 November 2021 | Friday |
*Muhurat Trading was conducted on Thursday, 4 November 2021 (Diwali- Laxmi Pujan).
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