Calendar 2020 had fewer market holidays at 12, but more extended weekends at nine.
The first holiday for the bourses in 2021 would be on January 26, a Thursday, when the market would be shut for Republic Day. Bourses would observe no holidays in February and June.
There are two market holidays in March – Mahashivratri on March 11 and Holi on March 29. Holi, in this case, would be an extended weekend, as the holiday falls on a Friday.
April will have three market off days: on April 2 on account of Good Friday, April 14 for Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and April 21 for Ram Navami.
Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) on May 13 would be the sole market holiday for May, Bakri Id on July 21 for July and Muharram on August 19 for August.
Towards the latter part of the year, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on September 10 and Dussehra on October 15, which would be extended market holidays.
The biggest extended holiday would be during Diwali.
A special shortened trading would take place in an otherwise market holiday on November 4, Thursday, account of Diwali. The market would be shut on November 5, Friday, on account of Diwali Balipratipada, followed by regular trading holidays on Saturday and Sunday. Gurunanak Jayanti would also fall on a Friday, on November 19.
Christmas next year falls on a Saturday, which is a normal market holiday.
