BSE NSE Holiday Today: Stock Market Closed for Diwali Balipratipada 2025

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) remained closed on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, in observance of Diwali Balipratipada, also known as Govardhan Puja or Padwa. This follows the special Diwali Muhurat trading session held on Tuesday, which marked the beginning of Samvat 2082. Regular market operations are set to resume on Thursday, October 23.

The stock market had earlier closed on Diwali, leaving only two remaining holidays in 2025: Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 5 and Christmas on December 25. The Muhurat session, held between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm, witnessed light trading volumes but strong participation across key sectors such as financials, auto, and energy. Blue-chip stocks like Infosys, HDFC Bank, and Mahindra & Mahindra led the gains, with Sensex opening over 270 points higher and Nifty briefly crossing 25,900 points. While profit-taking trimmed some early gains, the session concluded on a slightly positive note, reflecting mixed but hopeful investor sentiment.

Diwali Balipratipada celebrates King Bali, known for his devotion and generosity, who is believed to return to his people once a year. For investors and traders, the festival symbolizes renewal, prosperity, and the start of a fresh financial year, prompting symbolic purchases and fresh investments.

Experts have highlighted that the Samvat 2082 market outlook appears optimistic. According to VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, while Samvat 2081 was a consolidation year due to slower earnings growth, the new financial year is expected to be more robust. Motilal Oswal Financial Services emphasized that fiscal and monetary support, including RBI’s repo rate and CRR cuts, along with income tax relief measures, could fuel demand and enhance corporate earnings potential.

Further, controlled inflation and the GST 2.0 rollout are expected to revive consumer sentiment, supporting cyclical and structural growth sectors such as BFSI, manufacturing, consumption, capital markets, and digital businesses. Analysts predict that Nifty earnings growth could reach 8% in FY26 and 16% in FY27, signaling a gradual return to double-digit growth after subdued performance in FY25.

Investors are advised to adopt a selective approach in stock selection, especially for mid and small-cap stocks, while taking advantage of the positive start to Samvat 2082.