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Stock Market Holiday: NSE & BSE Closed on Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra
India will observe Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra on Thursday, October 2, 2025, resulting in a stock market holiday. Investors will resume trading on Friday, October 3.
After ending an eight-day losing streak, Sensex and Nifty rose nearly 1% on Wednesday, driven by gains in banking and auto stocks, following the RBI’s decision to keep the repo rate at 5.5% while maintaining a neutral stance.
Market Closures on October 2
According to the NSE and BSE holiday calendar, the following segments will remain closed:
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Equities and equity derivatives
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Securities Lending & Borrowing (SLB) segment
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Commodity markets – MCX and NCDEX
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Currency derivatives
No morning or evening trading sessions will be conducted on these exchanges.
Upcoming October Market Holidays
Apart from October 2, exchanges will also remain closed on:
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October 21, 2025 – Diwali Laxmi Pujan (Special Muhurat Trading: 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm)
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October 22, 2025 – Balipratipada
Altogether, including weekends, there will be 11 market holidays in October.
Markets will also close later in 2025 on:
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November 5 – Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
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December 25 – Christmas
Are Banks Open?
All banks across India will remain closed on Gandhi Jayanti, a gazetted national holiday. Net banking, mobile banking, and ATMs will continue to operate as usual.
Regular trading hours for domestic equity markets are 9:15 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with a pre-open session from 9:00 am to 9:15 am.
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Published: Oct 02, 2025
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