Stock market holiday: Amid Diwali 2024 celebrations across the nation, a section of stock market investors are getting confused about whether the Indian stock market will remain closed or not. This confusion has arisen due to the Muhurat Trading 2024 session, which is scheduled on 1st November 2024. However, for information to such Dalal Street enthusiasts, the Muhurat Trading session takes place every year, and is organised for one hour. This year, the Muhurat Trading session will take place from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on 1st November 2024.
Now, from the stock market perspective, whether the Indian stock market will be closed on 1st November for Diwali 2024 or not is a question that needs to be cleared. To solve this confusion, stock market followers are advised to look at the list of stock market holidays in 2024.
To avoid such confusion, people are advised to go to the BSE website — bseindia.com and click on the 'Trading Holidays' option on the top. After clicking the 'Trading Holidays' option, the complete list of stock market holidays in 2024 is opened. In this list of stock market holidays, there is just one stock market holiday in October 2024 that fell on 2nd October 2024 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
The next trading holiday is 1 November 2024, after Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. This means there will be no trading activity on Friday. However, the customary one-hour Muhurat Trading session will happen from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Trading activity in the Commodity Derivatives Segment and Electronic Gold Receipts will remain suspended from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. However, trading activity will resume at 5:00 PM.
According to the list of stock market holidays in 2024, there will be two trading holidays in November 2024 — 1st November 2024 for Diwali 2024 and 15th November 2024 for Guru Nanak Jayanti.
According to the list of stock market holidays in 2024, there will be 15 trading holidays in 2024. After 2nd October 2024, just three more stock market holidays are left in the current year. Those three trading holidays are 1st November 2024 (Diwali/Laxmi Pujan), 15 November 2024 (Guru Nanak Jayanti), and 25 December 2024 (Christmas).
