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2 min read | Updated on February 26, 2025, 04:25 IST
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Maha Shivratri holiday: The NSE and BSE will remain closed on Wednesday, February 26, for Mahashivratri. Banks across fifteen states will also observe the holiday.
February 26 marks the first trading holiday of the calendar year 2025, which includes a total of 14 stock market holidays. | Image: PTI
This means trading activities in equity, equity derivatives and commodity markets will be halted.
This will mark the first trading holiday of the calendar year 2025, which includes a total of 14 stock market holidays.
Sr. No | Date | Day | Holiday |
---|---|---|---|
1 | February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri |
2 | March 14, 2025 | Friday | Holi |
3 | March 31, 2025 | Monday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
4 | April 10, 2025 | Thursday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
5 | April 14, 2025 | Monday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
6 | April 18, 2025 | Friday | Good Friday |
7 | May 01, 2025 | Thursday | Maharashtra Day |
8 | August 15, 2025 | Friday | Independence Day |
9 | August 27, 2025 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
10 | October 02, 2025 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra |
11 | October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* |
12 | October 22, 2025 | Wednesday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
13 | November 05, 2025 | Wednesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev |
14 | December 25, 2025 | Thursday | Christmas |
On account of Maha Shivratri, banks in Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh. Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh will remain closed on Wednesday, February 26.
Banks in Sikkim will also remain closed on Friday, February 28 to observe the Losar festival, which marks the beginning of the lunar new year in Tibetan Buddhism.
Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to honour Lord Shiva. There is a public holiday across the country every year on this occasion.
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