Read here: Eid ul adha 2024: Will Indian stock market remain open for trading today?There is only one stock market holiday in June 2024 and the next trading holiday will now be on July 17 for Muharram, the stock market holiday list shows. There are a total of 15 holidays in the calendar year 2024.
The remaining trading holidays for this year are on July 17 for Muharram, August 15 for Independence Day, October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, November 1 for Diwali, November 15 for Gurunanak Jayanti, and December 25 for Christmas.The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, ended higher on Friday, June 14, led by gains in the auto, consumer durable and financial stocks. The BSE Sensex gained 181.87 points, or 0.24% to close at 76,992.77, while the Nifty 50 settled 66.70 points, or 0.29%, higher at 23,465.60.
The benchmark Nifty 50 hit a record high of 23,490.40 during the session.Broader markets supported the rally as the Nifty Midcap 100 surged 1.05% and Nifty SmallCap 100 rose 0.8%, outperforming the frontliners.Also Read: Bank Holiday Today on June 17: Are banks closed for Eid al-Adha today? Check all details hereNifty 50 consolidated in a narrow range throughout the last week and volatility subsided post the election results event as traders focused more on stock specific approach. Nifty closed just below 23,500 with weekly gains of three-tenths of a percent.“Our markets continued to march higher with new milestones seen post the recent election week volatility.
In this up move, FIIs have covered much of their short positions and added new longs which led to the momentum. On the other hand, confidence has resumed amongst market participants with regards to political stability and hence, a lot of
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