Do you want to check the BSE holidays in the year 2018?
Then, you are in the correct place. In the previous article, we have given NSE Holidays List in 2018. Today we are providing Bombay Stock Exchange holidays list for the year 2018.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal Street, Mumbai (formerly Bombay).
Established in 1875, the BSE is Asia’s first stock exchange, It claims to be the world’s fastest stock exchange, with a median trade speed of 6 microseconds, The BSE is the world’s 11th largest stock exchange with an overall market capitalization of more than $ 2 Trillion as of July 2017.
Bombay Stock Exchange was founded by Premchand Roychand. He was one of the most influential businessmen in 19th-century Bombay.
A man who made a fortune in the stockbroking business and came to be known as the Cotton King, the Bullion King or just the Big Bull.
He was also the founder of the Native Share and Stock Brokers Association, an institution that is now known as the BSE.
The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.
Its history dates back to 1855 when 22 stockbrokers would gather under banyan trees in front of Mumbai’s Town Hall.
Let’s check BSE equity and trading holidays list of BSE market in 2018.
Sl.No. | Holidays | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | January 26, 2018 | Friday |
2 | Mahashivratri | February 13, 2018 | Tuesday |
3 | Holi | March 02, 2018 | Friday |
4 | Mahavir Jayanti | March 29, 2018 | Thursday |
5 | Good Friday | March 30, 2018 | Friday |
6 | Maharashtra Day | May 01,2018 | Tuesday |
7 | Independence Day | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday |
8 | Bakri Id | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday |
9 | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13, 2018 | Thursday |
10 | Muharram | September 20, 2018 | Thursday |
11 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2018 | Tuesday |
12 | Dussehra | October 18, 2018 | Thursday |
13 | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* | November 07, 2018 | Wednesday |
14 | Diwali Balipratipada | November 08, 2018 | Thursday |
15 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | November 23, 2018 | Friday |
16 | Christmas | December 25,2018 | Tuesday |
* Muhurat Trading shall be held on Wednesday, November 07, 2018 (Diwali – Laxmi Pujan).
Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
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The Exchange may alter/change any of the above holidays, for which a separate circular shall be issued in advance.
Holidays On Saturday/Sunday
Holiday | Date | Day |
Ram Navami | March 25, 2018 | Sunday |
Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | April 14, 2018 | Saturday |
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan ID)* | June 16, 2018 | Saturday |
Holidays For Clearing & Settlement
Holiday | Date | Day |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | February 19, 2018 | Monday |
Gudi Padwa | March 18, 2018 | Sunday |
Annual Bank Closing | April 01, 2018 | Sunday |
Parsi New Year | August 17, 2018 | Friday |
Id-e-Milad | November 21, 2018 | Wednesday |
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