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Indian equity markets BSE and NSE will remain closed for trading on Thursday, December 25, on account of the Christmas holiday. The country’s largest non-agricultural commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), and the largest agricultural bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), will also remain shut for both trading sessions. They will resume trading on Friday.
It is the final trading holiday for this year and the stock markets have observed 14 trading holidays this year.
Global markets
Major global markets have been on an early Christmas holiday since Wednesday. US markets took an early break yesterday and will resume trading on December 26.
Markets in Germany were closed for the full day on December 24 and will be shut today. Some countries, including the UK, Germany, France, Australia, and Canada, will observe market holidays on December 26 as well, due to Boxing Day holiday. Hong Kong will be closed for an extended Christmas holiday.
Indian benchmark indices ended their three-session gaining streak on Wednesday amid selling pressure in IT and consumer stocks. The Nifty closed at 26,142.10, down 35.05 points or 0.13%, while the Sensex declined 116.14 points or 0.14% to finish at 85,408.70.
Rajesh Bhosale, Equity Technical Analyst at Angel One does not see material changes in market's overall structure following the Wednesday fall. He expects Nifty to retest all-time highs and potentially create a fresh milestone in the near term.
"Nifty continues to form back-to-back small-bodied candles, indicating a pause in momentum as traders prefer to keep positions light ahead of the holiday. However, considering the recent price action, the placement of key moving averages, and supportive momentum indicators, the broader undertone remains positive," Bhosale said.
Such phases of consolidation or intraday dips should be viewed as healthy and as an opportunity to add on declines, he said, placing the immediate resistance zone at 26,300–26,350, beyond which a fresh leg of upside is likely to unfold.
2026 holiday list
Equity, equity derivatives and currency derivatives markets will remain closed for 15 days in 2026. The year begins with Republic Day on January 26 and includes major religious and national holidays such as Holi on March 3, Ram Navami on March 26, Mahavir Jayanti on March 31 and Good Friday on April 3. Markets will also be shut on Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, Maharashtra Day on May 1 and Bakri Id on May 28.
The second half of the year includes Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Dussehra falls on October 20, followed by Diwali Balipratipada on November 10 and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24. The final trading holiday of the year will be Christmas on December 25.
The small surprise in the circular is that there is no mention of holiday for Diwali as it is falling on a weekend (Sunday).
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