BSE Market Holidays 2018: Equity Trading To Remain Shut On These Days In 2018

Indian stock markets are set for 16 market holidays during 2018. The BSE or Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-scrip benchmark index Sensex is one of the most popular benchmark indices. Just like every year, BSE has on its website - bseindia.com - released a list of holidays for New Year 2018. BSE has listed market holidays 2018 for each of three market segments: equity, equity derivative and SLB (Securities' Lending and Borrowing). "A separate circular shall be issued in advance" should the exchange alter or change any of the listed holidays, according to the BSE website. Muhurat Trading, a special trading session to mark the occasion of Diwali and Laxmi Puja, will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently, the bourse adds.

Here's a list of market holidays in 2018 as given by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for its equity, equity derivative and SLB segments:
 

	Holidays	Date	Day
1	Republic Day	26-Jan-18	Friday
2	Mahashivratri	13-Feb-18	Tuesday
3	Holi	2-Mar-18	Friday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	March 29,2018	Thursday
5	Good Friday	March 30,2018	Friday
6	Maharashtra Day	May 01,2018	Tuesday
7	Independence Day	August 15,2018	Wednesday
8	Bakri Id	August 22,2018	Wednesday
9	Ganesh Chaturthi	September 13,2018	Thursday
10	Muharram	September 20,2018	Thursday
11	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	October 02,2018	Tuesday
12	Dussehra	October 18,2018	Thursday
13	Diwali  Laxmi Pujan*	November 07,2018	Wednesday
14	Diwali Balipratipada	November 08,2018	Thursday
15	Gurunanak Jayanti	November 23,2018	Friday
16	Christmas	December 25,2018	Tuesday

(Source: bseindia.com)

BSE's benchmark index Sensex gave a return of 28 per cent in 2017, clocking one of its best performances in recent years.