New Delhi, 14 April (H.S.):

On the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Jayanti, India’s key financial markets remained closed on Tuesday, April 14, with share markets, currency markets, commodity markets and the bullion (jewellery) bazaar operating on a holiday schedule.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), along with the currency and bullion markets, saw no trading activity, while the Multi‑Commodity Exchange (MCX) observed a partial holiday by shutting its morning session but remaining open for evening trading from 5:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., whereas the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) remained fully closed for the day.

Both the equity and derivatives segments, including equity, derivatives and securities lending and borrowing (SLB), remained suspended on April 14, with normal trading now scheduled to resume in all domestic markets on Wednesday, April 15.

The next scheduled market holiday is set for May 1, in observance of Maharashtra Day.

Amid global uncertainties, markets had ended the previous session on Monday under pressure, with the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty each slipping by roughly 1 percent. The 30‑share Sensex fell 702.68 points, or 0.91 percent, to close at 76,847.57, reflecting profit‑booking and risk‑off sentiment following the failure of recent US–Iran talks to deliver a breakthrough.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar