Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 2017 Holidays Schedule, Stock Market Holidays

Bombay Stock Exchange

Based in Mumbai, India, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is one of the oldest and largest stock exchanges in Asia. Locals also refer to the exchange as “Dalal Street,” which translates to “Brokers Street” in English.

BSE Trading Hours

Regular hours for the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are Monday through Friday, with an opening time of 9:15 a.m. and a closing time of 3:30 p.m. local time (none hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York City).

Market sessions of the equities segment are:

1. Pre-Market Session

Order entry period: 9:00 a.m. to 9:07/9:08 a.m.
Order matching and confirmation period: 9:08 a.m. to 9:12 a.m.
Buffer period: 9:12 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

All orders are accumulated and matched at a single market opening price at the end of the session.

2. Regular Trading Session

Opening time: 9:15 a.m.
Closing time: 3:30 p.m.

Trades occur continuously as orders match on price/time priority.

3. Closing Session

Runs from 3:30 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.; VWAP closing price calculation.

4. Post-Closing Session

Runs from 3:40 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; execution of trades at the closing price determined.

BSE Holidays Schedule

The Bombay Stock Exchange equities and equity derivatives segment will be closed to observe a number of holidays throughout the year. Here is the BSE holiday calendar for 2017.

BSE Holidays 2017	Date	Day
Republic Day	January 26	Thursday
Mahashivratri	February 24	Friday
Holi	March 13	Monday
Ram Navami	April 4	Tuesday
Good Friday & Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti	April 14	Friday
Maharashtra Day	May 1	Monday
Id-Ul_Fitr (Ramzan Id)	June 26	Monday
Independence Day	August 15	Tuesday
Ganesh Chaturthi	August 25	Friday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	October 2	Monday
Diwali* Laxmi Pujan	October 19	Thursday
Diwali Balipratipada	October 20	Friday
Christmas	December 25	Monday

*Note that Muhurat Trading shall be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Diwali – Laxmi Pujan). Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.