The mid-week shutdown comes as the second market holiday in November and the only one this month under the 2025 stock market holiday calendar.
When is Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025?
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025, also known as Gurpurab or Prakash Parv, falls on Wednesday, November 5. The festival commemorates the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.The occasion, observed on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, is celebrated with Akhand Path (a 48-hour continuous reading of the Guru Granth Sahib), processions known as Nagar Kirtans, and community feasts or Langars, reflecting the Guru’s message of equality, selfless service, and devotion.
MCX Holiday
Trading at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) is also suspended for both the morning and evening sessions today in observance of Guru Nanak Jayanti 2025. The commodity markets will reopen on Thursday, November 6, following the mid-week share market holiday.Stock market holiday 2025 list
According to the stock market holiday 2025 calendar issued earlier this year, Indian bourses will remain shut for a total of 14 days in 2025. Of these, only two share market holidays remain for the year, on November 5 for Prakash Gurpurab Sri Guru Nanak Dev and December 25 for Christmas.
Aside from these scheduled holidays, regular weekend closures continue to apply, with trading activity halted on all Saturdays and Sundays.
With today’s closure, the Sensex and Nifty will have a four-day trading week before resuming normal operations on Thursday.
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