Stock Market holiday: Stock market closed today on 18th April, investors’ eyes are now on Monday
Stock Market holiday: Today, on April 18, trading will be closed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on the occasion of Good Friday. All transactions related to equity, derivatives and security lending-borrowing (SLB) are also closed on this day.
Stock Market holiday 18 April: After a continuous rise for the fourth day on Thursday, April 17, the Indian stock market has taken a break today on Friday, April 18. This break is due to the stock market being closed. Today, on April 18, trading will be closed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on the occasion of Good Friday. All transactions related to equity, derivatives and security lending-borrowing (SLB) are also closed on this day.
Market closed for the third time in April
By the way, this is the third holiday of the market in April. Due to the holiday on Good Friday, investors are getting a long weekend of three consecutive days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Earlier, the market was also closed on Mahavir Jayanti on April 10 and Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14. So this month traders and investors are getting a good break of holidays.
Stock Market Holiday List
According to the list of holidays for 2025 on the BSE website, the market will be closed for just one day in May – on May 1 due to Maharashtra Day. Then there will be seven more holidays from August to December – such as Independence Day on August 15, Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27, Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra on October 2, Diwali on October 21 and 22, Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 5 and Christmas on December 25.
This year’s stock market holiday list:
| Date |
Day |
Reason for the holiday |
| 10 April 2025 |
Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti |
| 14 April 2025 |
monday |
ambedkar jayanti |
| 18 April 2025 |
Friday |
good friday |
| 1 May 2025 |
Thursday |
Maharashtra Day |
| 12 May 2025 |
monday |
buddha purnima |
| 15 August 2025 |
Friday |
Independence Day |
| 27 August 2025 |
Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
| September 5, |
Friday |
eid-e-milad |
| 2 October 2025 |
Thursday |
Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra |
| 21 October 2025 |
Tuesday |
Diwali (Laxmi Puja) |
| 22 October 2025 |
Wednesday |
Diwali Balipratipada |
| 5 November 2025 |
Wednesday |
Prakash Parv (Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev) |
| 25 December 2025 |
Thursday |
Christmas |
How was the stock market on Thursday?
Now talking about Thursday, April 17, the market performed amazingly. The Sensex closed at 78,553.20, up about 1,500 points. The Nifty also jumped 414 points to reach 23,851.65. Yes, midcap and smallcap stocks lagged behind a bit but they also showed some growth.
Religare Broking’s Research Head Ajit Mishra said that this week was definitely full of holidays, but still the market performed strongly. Domestic signals were good and there was no major tension at the international level, due to which the confidence of investors remained intact. Nifty also touched its old high. Now everyone’s eyes will be on the earnings report of big companies coming on Monday – like Infosys, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.
He also says that this is the right time to buy in the market, but money should be invested in sectors by choosing wisely, especially in sectors like banking, real estate.
Now that the market is closed on Friday, investors have a good opportunity to take a breath, review their portfolio once and think about what to do next.
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