Are you googling for share market holidays in 2018?
Then you are on the right page. Today we are providing the complete list of NSE exchange holidays 2018.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) is the leading stock exchange of India, located in Mumbai.
The NSE was established in 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in the country. NSE was the first exchange in the country to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based electronic trading system which offered the easy trading facility to the investors spread across the length and breadth of the country.
NSE offers trading, clearing and settlement services in equity, equity derivatives, debt and currency derivatives segments. It is the first exchange in India to introduce electronic trading facility thus connecting together the investor base of the entire country.
NSE offers trading and investment in the following segments
Equities
- Equities
- Indices
- Mutual Funds
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Initial Public Offerings
- Security Lending and Borrowing Scheme etc.
Derivatives
- Equity Derivatives (including Global Indices like CNX 500, Dow Jones and FTSE )
- Currency Derivatives
- Interest Rate Futures
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:
A) Pre-open session
- Order entry & modification Open : 09:00 Hrs
- Order entry & modification Close : 09:08 Hrs*
*with random closure in last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.
B) Regular trading session
- Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 Hrs
- Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 Hrs
Block deal session is held between 09:15 hrs and 09:50 Hrs
C) The Closing Session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrs
Note: The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above schedule holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.
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NSE India Holidays For the Year 2018
Today we are providing stock market holidays list for the year 2018. Check the list of trading holidays for the calendar year 2018 has been announced by NSE.
Trading Holidays For NSE in 2018
Holiday | Date | Day |
Republic Day | January 26, 2018 | Friday |
Mahashivratri | February 13, 2018 | Tuesday |
Holi | March 02, 2018 | Friday |
Mahavir Jayanti | March 29, 2018 | Thursday |
Good Friday | March 30, 2018 | Friday |
Maharashtra Day | May 01, 2018 | Tuesday |
Independence Day | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday |
Bakri ID | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13, 2018 | Thursday |
Moharram | September 20, 2018 | Thursday |
Mahatama Gandhi Jayanti | October 02, 2018 | Tuesday |
Dasera | October 18, 2018 | Thursday |
Diwali-Laxmi Pujan* | November 07, 2018 | Wednesday |
Diwali-Balipratipada | November 08, 2018 | Thursday |
Gurunanak Jayanti | November 23, 2018 | Friday |
Christmas | December 25, 2018 | Tuesday |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Wednesday, November 07, 2018. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
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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