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Every Trader or Investor should know all the dates related to Stock Market Holidays.

Along with this they should also know about specific exchange holidays dates like NSE Holidays, BSE Holidays & also segment specific holidays.

Stock market general schedule we know of is that, it is open for weekdays, i.e. from Monday to Friday, and is closed for the weekends, i.e. Saturday and Sunday.

Any special share market sessions are announced prior to the commencement and the rest consists of the Share Market Holidays.

There is a definite stock market holiday list for all the exchanges and different types of trading ones needs to know about.

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List of Stock Market Holidays in 2021

Stock Market HolidaysStock market basic schedule is that it is open for weekday, for the timing 9:15 am to 3:30 pm. Also, there are list of days, when the stock market stays closed.

Each of the well known exchanges releases a list of Stock Market Holidays, when the exchange would not operate.

The list ranges based on the exchange, and is briefly classified. We have complied all the likewise list of the Stock Market Holidays 2021, to help you sort out all the needful criteria’s. Follow up on all of them, to have an abstract of the holidays.

NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021: Capital Market (TRADING HOLIDAYS)

Equities / Securities Lending & Borrowing Schemes:

Date Day Holiday
26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
15-Oct-21 Friday Dussehra
05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

Mutual Funds:

Trading holidays across the Mutual Funds segment is similar to the Equities and Securities Lending & Borrowing Schemes segments. However, there is a slight variation in the dates. Here is another holiday added in the segment of Mutual Funds funds.

Date Day Holiday
04-Nov-21 Thursday Diwali-Laxmi Pujan

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    NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021: Capital Market (CLEARING HOLIDAYS)

    We are all decked up with the list of NSE Holidays, and wish to convey the same to our readers.

    The NSE Holidays 2021 has already been released, and the days off for the exchange are compiled in the below mentioned table, for your reference.

    Equities / Securities Lending & Borrowing Schemes / Mutual Funds:

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    19-Feb-21 Friday Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    01-Apr-21 Thursday Annual Bank Closing
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    13-Apr-21 Tuesday Gudi Padwa
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    26-May-21 Wednesday Buddha Pournima
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    16-Aug-21 Monday Parsi New Year
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dusshera
    19-Oct-21 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
    04-Nov-21 Thursday Diwali- Laxmi Pujan
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

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    NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021 – Derivatives Market (TRADING HOLIDAYS)

    Likewise the list of NSE Capital Market, there is as well a list of NSE Holidays for Derivatives Market Segment which the traders would likely be interested. Such days the traders will be barred from trading, so it is equally essential while building up of strategies.

    Equity Derivatives:

    The list of NSE Holidays 2021 for Derivatives Market is as below, structured in the following tables.

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dussehra
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

    Currency Derivatives / Interest Rate Derivatives:

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    19-Feb-21 Friday Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    01-Apr-21 Thursday Annual Bank Closing
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    13-Apr-21 Tuesday Gudi Padwa
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    26-May-21 Wednesday Buddha Pournima
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    16-Aug-21 Monday Parsi New Year
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dussehra
    19-Oct-21 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

    Commodity Derivatives:

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday

    NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021 – Derivatives Market (CLEARING HOLIDAYS)

    The below mentioned Clearing Holidays are in relation with the reputed stock exchange NSE, precisely the Derivatives Market.

    Equity Derivatives / Currency Derivatives / Commodity Derivatives / Interest Rate Derivatives

    Refer to the table to have a detailed knowledge of the Derivatives Holidays 2021, in order to draft your return strategies accordingly.

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    19-Feb-21 Friday Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    01-Apr-21 Thursday Annual Bank Closing
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    13-Apr-21 Tuesday Gudi Padwa
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    26-May-21 Wednesday Buddha Pournima
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    16-Aug-21 Monday Parsi New Year
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dusshera
    19-Oct-21 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
    04-Nov-21 Thursday Diwali- Laxmi Pujan
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

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    NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021 – Debt Market (TRADING HOLIDAYS)

    We are all set with the dates of Mutual Fund Trading Holidays, and we have put them all in the below mentioned table, just so our readers know of the days when the market would remain closed.

    Corporate Bonds / New Debt Segment / Negotiated Trade Reporting Platform:

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    19-Feb-21 Friday Chatrapati Shivaji Jayanti
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    01-Apr-21 Thursday Annual Bank Closing
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    13-Apr-21 Tuesday Gudi Padwa
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    26-May-21 Wednesday Buddha Pournima
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    16-Aug-21 Monday Parsi New Year
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dussehra
    19-Oct-21 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
    04-Nov-21 Thursday Diwali-Laxmi Pujan
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

    NSE Holidays for the calendar year 2021 – Debt Market (CLEARING HOLIDAYS)

    NSE released a list of Currency Trading Holidays, alongside other types of trading, and the exchange would stay closed for the mentioned days. The list of holidays is as given below.

    Corporate Bonds / New Debt Segment:

    Date Day Holiday
    26-Jan-21 Tuesday Republic Day
    19-Feb-21 Friday Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
    11-Mar-21 Thursday Mahashivratri
    29-Mar-21 Monday Holi
    01-Apr-21 Thursday Annual Bank Closing
    02-Apr-21 Friday Good Friday
    13-Apr-21 Tuesday Gudi Padwa
    14-Apr-21 Wednesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
    21-Apr-21 Wednesday Ram Navami
    13-May-21 Thursday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)
    26-May-21 Wednesday Buddha Pournima
    21-Jul-21 Wednesday Bakri Id
    16-Aug-21 Monday Parsi New Year
    19-Aug-21 Thursday Moharram
    10-Sep-21 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    15-Oct-21 Friday Dusshera
    19-Oct-21 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
    04-Nov-21 Thursday Diwali- Laxmi Pujan
    05-Nov-21 Friday Diwali-Balipratipada
    19-Nov-21 Friday Gurunanak Jayanti

    Negotiated Trade Reporting Platform:

    Trading for this category is open for all days other than Saturdays and Sundays. Other holidays are likewise reported and specified by the stock exchange.


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    BSE Trading Holidays for 2021 – Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment and SLB Segment

    BSE Trading Holidays are as well defined and the list is released by the concerned authority.

    The comprising days for which the stock exchanges BSE, precisely for the Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment and SLB Segment will be closed are briefly given below.

    Holiday Date Day
    Republic Day January 26,2021 Tuesday
    Mahashivratri March 11,2021 Thursday
    Holi March 29,2021 Monday
    Good Friday April 02,2021 Friday
    Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti April 14,2021 Wednesday
    Ram Navami April 21,2021 Wednesday
    Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) May 13,2021 Thursday
    Bakri Id July 21,2021 Wednesday
    Muharram August 19,2021 Thursday
    Ganesh Chaturthi September 10,2021 Friday
    Dussehra October 15,2021 Friday
    Diwali * Laxmi Pujan November 04,2021 Thursday
    Diwali Balipratipada November 05,2021 Friday
    Gurunanak Jayanti November 19,2021 Friday

    BSE Trading Holidays for 2021 – Currency Derivatives Segment, Interest Rate Derivatives Segment and New Debt Segment

    The table presented in this section drafts the holidays as stated by BSE for the Currency Derivatives Segment, Interest Rate Derivatives Segment and New Debt Segment.

    Holiday Date Day
    Republic Day January 26,2021 Tuesday
    Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti February 19,2021 Friday
    Mahashivratri March 11,2021 Thursday
    Holi March 29,2021 Monday
    Annual Bank Closing April 01,2021 Thursday
    Good Friday April 02,2021 Friday
    Gudhipadwa April 13,2021 Tuesday
    Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti April 14,2021 Wednesday
    Ram Navami April 21,2021 Wednesday
    Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) May 13,2021 Thursday
    Buddha Pournima May 26,2021 Wednesday
    Bakri Id July 21,2021 Wednesday
    Parsi New Year August 16,2021 Monday
    Muharram August 19,2021 Thursday
    Ganesh Chaturthi September 10,2021 Friday
    Dussehra October 15,2021 Friday
    Id-E-Milad October 19,2021 Tuesday
    Diwali * Laxmi Pujan November 04,2021 Thursday
    Diwali Balipratipada November 05,2021 Friday
    Gurunanak Jayanti November 19,2021 Friday

    BSE Trading Holidays for 2021 – Commodity Derivatives Segment

    Herein, you can check the holidays list which is drafted by the stock exchange BSE, alongside their respective per day interval trading.

    Holiday Date Day Morning session (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Evening session (5:00 pm to 11:30/11:55 pm)
    New Year Day January 01,2021 Friday Open Remains Closed
    Republic Day January 26,2021 Tuesday Remains Closed Remains Closed
    Mahashivratri March 11,2021 Thursday Remains Closed Open
    Holi March 29,2021 Monday Remains Closed Open
    Good Friday April 02,2021 Friday Remains closed Remains closed
    Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti April 14,2021 Wednesday Remains closed Open
    Ram Navami April 21,2021 Wednesday Remains closed Open
    Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) May 13,2021 Thursday Remains closed Open
    Bakri Id July 21,2021 Wednesday Remains closed Open
    Muharram August 19,2021 Thursday Remains closed Open
    Ganesh Chaturthi September 10,2021 Friday Remains closed Open
    Dussehra October 15,2021 Friday Remains closed Open
    Diwali * Laxmi Pujan November 04,2021 Thursday Remains closed Open
    Diwali Balipratipada November 05,2021 Friday Remains closed Open
    Gurunanak Jayanti November 19,2021 Friday Remains closed Open

    Stock Market Holidays – Conclusion

    Muhurat trading is an exclusive list in the Stock Market Holidays, where it generally is undertaken on the occasion of Diwali. For the year 2021, it would be undertaken during Diwali Laxmi Puja, the timing of same will be notified by the exchanges accordingly.

    Traders need to keep track of all the enlisted Share Market Holidays, so there wouldn’t be any hindrance in the process of buying and selling shares. It is to make the routine investment feasible and smooth.


    Stock market Holiday Calendar FAQs

    Ques – Where can I find NSE holiday calendar?

    Answer – The entire holiday list ranges based on the exchange and all of it is classified here in this very article, in case you want to sort out your criteria.

    Ques – Where can I find BSE holiday calendar?

    Answer – Just like the list of NSE, there is a list of BSE holidays as well which is quite essential and structured below in this article in the form of a table and chart.

    Ques – Where can I find list of trading holidays in NSE?

    Answer – In this very article is a table with a detailed compilation of the trading holidays in NSE, as such. Refer to it in relation to equity trading holidays as well as others.

    Ques – Where can I find list of trading holidays in BSE?

    Answer – A comprehensive list of trading holidays in Bombay Stock exchange can be figured out in this article itself. A whole chart has been provided with dates piling up beside the names of the festivities.

    Ques – What are the trading holidays in NSE 2021?

    Answer – NSE list a wide range of trading holidays in 2021 along with currency, equity and commodity ones. The list of holidays are given below in the table that consists of:

    • Republic Day – January 26, 2021
    • Maha Shivratri Day – March 11, 2021
    • Holi – March 29, 2021
    • Good Friday – April 2, 2021
    • Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti – April 14, 2021
    • Ram Navami – April 21, 2021
    • Eid al-Fitr – May 13, 2021
    • Bakri Id – July 21, 2021
    • Muharram – August 19, 2021
    • Ganesh Chaturthi – September 10, 2021
    • Dussehra – October 15, 2021
    • Diwali – November 4, 2021
    • Guru Nanak Jayanti – November 19, 2021

    Ques – What are the trading holidays in BSE 2021?

    Answer – The trading holidays in BSE 2021 are the same as NSE, over here: Jan 26, March 11, March 29, April 2, April  14, May 13, July 20, August 19, Sept 10, Oct 15, Nov 4 and Nov 19.

    Ques – What are the Trading Holidays for Equity in 2021 in NSE?

    Answer – The trading holidays for equity in 2021 in NSE are: Feb 21, March 10, April 02, April 06, April 10, April 14, May 1, May 25, Oct 2, Nov 16, Nov 30, and December 25.

    Ques – What are the Trading Holidays for Equity in 2021 in BSE?

    Answer – The trading holidays for equity in 2021 as far as BSE is concerned are the same as NSE: Feb 21, March 10, April 02, April 06, April 10, April 14, May 1, May 25, Oct 2, Nov 16, Nov 30, December 25.

    Ques – When are the NSE Commodity Trading Holidays in 2021?

    Answer – The NSE Commodity trading holidays in 2021 are as follows: Jan 1, Feb 21, March 10, April 2, April 6, April 10, April 14,May 1, May 25, Oct 2, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 25.

    Ques – When are the BSE Commodity Trading Holidays in 2021?

    Answer – The trading holidays for commodity in 2021 as far as BSE is concerned are as follows: Feb 21, March 10, April 02, April 06, April 10, April 14, May 1, May 25, Oct 2, Nov 16, Nov 30 and December 2.


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