Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) functioning all weekdays except Saturday and Sunday. The new list of trading holidays in BSE
Trading Holidays for 2020 – Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment, and SLB Segment
- Mahashivratri on Friday 21 February 2020
- Holi on Tuesday 10 March 2020
- Ram Navami on Thursday 2 April 2020
- Mahavir Jayanti on Monday 6 April 2020
- Good Friday on Friday 10 April 2020
- Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti on Tuesday 14 April 2020
- Maharashtra Day on Friday 1 May 2020
- Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) on Monday 25 May 2020
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti on Friday 2 October 2020
- Diwali Balipratipada on Monday 16 November 2020
- Gurunanak Jayanti on Monday 30 November 2020
- Christmas on Friday 25 December 2020
• * Muhurat Trading shall be held on Saturday, November 14, 2020 (Diwali – Laxmi Pujan). Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
• The Exchange may alter/change any of the above holidays, for which a separate circular shall be issued in advance.
National Stock Exchange (NSE) Market Timings & Holidays
Trading Holidays for the calendar year 2020
| Date | Day | Description |
| 21 February 2020 | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 02 April 2020 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| 06 April 2020 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 10 April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 14 April 2020 | Tuesday | Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 01 May 2020 | Friday | Maharashtra Day |
| 25 May 2020 | Monday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID) |
| 02 October 2020 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 16 November 2020 | Monday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
| 30 November 2020 | Monday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| 25 December 2020 | Friday | Christmas |
The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:
| Date | Day | Description |
| 26 January 2020 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 01 August 2020 | Saturday | Bakri Id |
| 15 August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 22 August 2020 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 30 August 2020 | Sunday | Moharram |
| 25 October 2020 | Sunday | Dasera |
| 14 November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali – Laxmi Pujan* |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
Market Timings
Trading on the equities segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are:
Pre-open session
- Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 hrs
- Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 hrs*
*with random closure in the last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.
Regular trading session
- Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs
- Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrs
Block Deal Session Timings
- Morning Block Deal Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM.
- Afternoon Block Deal Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 PM to 2:20 PM.
The Closing Session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrs