New Delhi, 01 May (H.S.): Domestic stock markets are closed today on the occasion of Maharashtra Day. Due to this holiday, there will be no trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Like the BSE and NSE, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will also observe a holiday on Maharashtra Day, resulting in no trading during the morning session from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, MCX will conduct normal trading in its second session from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and until 11:55 p.m.

According to information provided by the stock exchange, Maharashtra Day will be a trading holiday for BSE across all segments, including equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, New Debt Segment-Reporting, Settlement and Trading Platform (NDS-RST), tri-party repo, electronic gold receipts (EGR), and commodity derivatives.

Similarly, on NSE, Maharashtra Day will result in a holiday for equities, equity derivatives, corporate bonds, new debt segments, negotiated trade reporting platform, mutual funds, securities lending and borrowing schemes, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives, and interest rate derivatives, with no trading in any of these.

As per the stock market holiday calendar, after today, markets will also be closed on May 28 due to Bakri Eid. In June, trading will halt only on June 26 for Muharram, with no additional holidays beyond weekly offs in July and August. September 14 marks Ganesh Chaturthi holiday, followed by October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, October 20 for Dussehra, November 10 for Bali Pratipada, November 24 for Guru Nanak Jayanti, and December 25 for Christmas.

This year, Independence Day falls on August 15, a Saturday, and Diwali on November 8, a Sunday; thus, neither is included in the holiday calendar due to weekends. Despite Diwali falling on a Sunday, muhurat trading will occur, though the timing will be announced later.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar