BSE Holidays 2021 – Bombay Stock Exchange Holidays

BSE Holidays 2021: The list of Bombay Stock Exchange holidays for 2021 includes the national holidays and the regional public holidays in India. It is most important for traders those willing to trade financial instruments through the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Bombay Stock Exchange Holidays

BSE has five working days in a week, i.e., Monday to Friday. The Bombay stock exchange remains closed on all Saturdays. While the exchange starts its operations at 9:15 am, closes at 3:30 pm on business days. This BSE Holidays list will help you plan and calendar the services offered by BSE.

If you are trading on other exchanges like NSE or MCX then you must read the following:


BSE Holidays in 2021 are

DateDayDescription
26 Jan 2021Tuesday Republic Day
11 Mar 2021ThursdayMahashivratri
29 Mar 2021MondayHoli
02 Apr 2021FridayGood Friday
14 Apr 2021WednesdayDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
21 Apr 2021WednesdayRam Navami
13 May 2021ThursdayId-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
21 Jul 2021WednesdayBakri Id
19 Aug 2021ThursdayMuharram
10 Sep 2021FridayGanesh Chaturthi
15 Oct 201FridayDassehra
04 Nov 2021ThursdayDiwali (Laxmi Pujan)*
05 Nov 2021FridayDiwali (Balipratipada)
19 Nov 2021FridayGuru Nanak Jayanti

Bombay Stock Exchange Holidays 2021 on Saturday / Sunday

DateDayDescription
25 Apr 2021SundayMahavir Jayanti
01 May 2021SaturdayMaharashtra Day / May Day
15 Aug 2021SundayIndependence Day
02 Oct 2021SaturdayMahatma GAndhi Jayanti
25 Dec 2021SaturdayChrismas

*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Thursday, 04 Nov 2021 on the occasion of Diwali. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently by the Bombay Stock Exchange in advance.


BSE Market Timings

Trading on the equities segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Bombay Stock Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment on BSE are:

Pre-open Timings to Trade Equities on BSE

  • Order entry & modification Open : 09:00 hrs
  • Order entry & modification Close : 09:08 hrs*

Note: With random closure in the last minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.

Regular trading Timings to Trade Equities on BSE

  • Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs
  • Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrs

Block Deal Session Timings:

  • Morning Block Deal Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM.
  • Afternoon Block Deal Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 PM to 2:20 PM.

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 as per requirements. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce market trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.

Source: Bombay Stock Exchange

Zelman Yakubov

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