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Mahashivratri 2025: Will Stock Markets remain open or closed on February 26? Check BSE, NSE holiday list
Stock Market Holiday: Will The Indian Stock Market Be Open Or Closed On Mahashivratri?
Stock Market Holiday 2025: Mahashivratri, the revered Hindu festival honoring Lord Shiva, falls on February 26th this year. Hindus throughout India will mark the occasion with offerings of milk and datura. As the festival approaches, investors and traders are keen to know whether the Indian stock market will be closed in observance.
Stock Market Holiday On Mahashivratri
Indian stock market will remain closed tomorrow, February 26 on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Due to the market holiday, trading in equity segment, equity derivative segment, SLB segment (Stock Lending and Borrowing), currency derivates segment, commodities, commodity derivates segment and more will be closed. There will be no settlement on the exchanges.
Banks Will Be Closed Too
Banks across 18 states, including Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana will be closed.
Due to the closing of physical branches, customers won’t be able to utilise banking services offline. However, online banking services will operate uninterrupted, allowing customers to perform transactions, pay bills, and access other online banking facilities.
Educational institutions, both government and private, including schools and colleges, will also remain closed on this day.
Significance Of Mahashivratri
Devotees traditionally observe Mahashivratri by offering milk and flowers to the Shivling. The festival coincides with the darkest night of the year, believed to generate a surge of energy within the human system due to specific planetary alignments. This often leads to devotees staying awake throughout the night in prayer and meditation.
