Gurpurab 2025: Stock markets to remain closed for trading today

The markets are closed for trading as the country will celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti -- also called Prakash Gurpurab -- the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru.

Notably, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE will remain shut on Wednesday, November 5, in observance of the Gurpurab. No equity (cash) or derivative transactions will take place today.

Commodities market, however, will see partial operations. As per the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), it will not open for the morning session (9:00 AM onwards), but will allow trading in the evening session from 5:00 PM onwards.

Gurpurab 2025 is the second last stock marketing holiday of 2025. After this, the next market holiday will fall on Thursday, December 25, 2025, on account of Christmas. NSE, BSE, MCX, and currency markets will remain closed for trading that day.

Stock markets were closed on Mahashivratri, Holi, Eid-ul-Fitr, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Maharashtra Day, Independence Day, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, and Diwali Balipratipada, so far, this year.

The Indian stock exchanges, the NSE and the BSE, conduct equity trading (cash and derivatives) between 9:15 AM and 3:30 PM on weekdays with a pre-open session from 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM.

Post closing settlements and trade correction window remains open from 3:30 PM to 3:40 PM.