NSE, BSE shut today on account of Lok Sabha Elections
Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Polling in Mumbai today! Know what's closed, what's open On Tuesday, May 21 at 9:15 IST, the stock market will resume regular trading, but, following a fifteen-minute pre-opening session that begins at 9:00 IST, according per the BSE and NSE websites. The fifth phase (Phase 5) of the general elections for 2024 is slated to take place on Monday, May 20, and voting will take place in as many as 49 Lok Sabha seats, which are spread across six states and two Union territories (UTs).
Also Read: Week Ahead: US Fed chair speech, Q4 results, FII activity, global cues among key market triggers this week Phase 5 states that are scheduled to vote are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Maharashtra. After voting in four of the seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections—on April 19, April 26, May 7, and May 13—phase 5 voting will take place.
In addition, in 2024 the markets will be closed on June 17 for Bakri Id, July 17 for Muharram, August 15 for Independence Day, October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi, November 1 for Diwali, November 15 for Gurunanak Jayanti, and December 25 for Christmas, aside from the Mumbai Elections on May 20. Also Read: Lok Sabha elections phase 5 today: From top candidates to states in fray, everything you need to know Any of the above holidays may be changed by the exchanges; a different circular will be released beforehand.
As exchanges evaluated how their systems would react in the event of unforeseen occurrences, the domestic benchmark indices traded in two special live trading sessions on Saturday, May 18, first from a primary site from 9:15 IST to 10 IST and then from a so-called disaster recovery site from 11:30 IST to 12:30 IST. Also Read: Stock market holiday: Is Indian
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