Is the stock market closed today? This is a question that often bothers a lot of traders. There are certain share market holidays in India on which the market is closed for trading. On this day, neither you can place any trade nor there is any settlement.
The stock market is closed every Saturday and Sunday of the week and functions only from Monday to Friday (9:15 AM- 3:30 PM)
There are some share market public holidays as well. Let us look at the list of the same.
Share Market Holidays 2022
The list of the days on which the stock market will remain closed in 2022 is given below.
| Share Market Holidays 2022 | |
| Occasion | Date |
| Republic Day | January 26,2022 (Wednesday) |
| Mahashivratri | March 01,2022 (Tuesday) |
| Holi | March 18,2022 (Friday) |
| Mahavir Jayanti / Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14,2022 (Thursday) |
| Good Friday | April 15,2022 (Friday) |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) | May 03,2022 (Tuesday) |
| Muharram | August 09,2022 (Tuesday) |
| Independence Day | August 15,2022 (Monday) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | August 31,2022 (Wednesday) |
| Dussehra | October 05,2022 (Wednesday) |
| Diwali | October 24,2022 (Monday) |
| Diwali Balipratipada | October 26,2022 (Wednesday) |
| Gurunanak Jayanti | November 08,2022 (Tuesday) |
The holidays can have various effects on your trading. It often comes as a setback for the traders as on this day it is impossible for them to generate profits. Meanwhile, investors are not very much affected by the stock market holidays.
Some points to keep in mind are as follows.
- Apart from the holidays mentioned above, every Saturday and Sunday the stock market remains closed.
- If there is a holiday on Thursday, all option contracts expire on the previous trading day.
- All the settlements happen on T+1 days. But if it falls on a holiday, then the settlement will happen at the end of the next trading session. This means that if you trade on Friday, then the settlements will happen on Monday since the market is not open on weekends.
- Although the market is closed on Diwali, there are still chances for traders to trade. There is a one-hour ‘Muhurat Trading’ window on Diwali every year.
- Some researches suggest that the trading activity usually stays at peak on Fridays or prior to a long weekend.
- Clearing holiday- When the market is open but the banks are closed, it is known as settlement or a clearing holiday in the stock market. Therefore, No settlement takes place on this day but happens on the next trading day.
Since now you know the complete list of all the share market holidays, hope you will not worry about why the stock market is closed. If you have any other queries related to stock market or any broker, fill in the details below and we will try to resolve it as soon as possible.
