Independence Day 2025 Stock Market Holiday: Are NSE, BSE open or closed today on 15th August? Check now

India’s equity and commodity markets are shut on Friday, August 15, 2025, as the nation marks its 78th Independence Day, halting all trading across the BSE, NSE, and major commodity exchanges for the day.

Independence Day 2025

Both the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are closed for all forms of trading, including equities, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB), as part of the scheduled market holiday calendar. With trading paused, investors will have to wait until Monday, August 18, 2025, for market activity to resume.

Major commodity trading platforms are also observing a full-day closure. The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will remain shut for both morning and evening sessions, suspending trades in bullion, energy, and other commodities. The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India’s largest agri-commodity exchange, is also closed, pausing trades in agricultural products such as oilseeds, pulses, and spices.

The closure gives market participants a long weekend, but traders will be watching for potential volatility when markets reopen, as positions and strategies are adjusted post-holiday.

NSE holidays 2025 list

Independence Day is one of the official market holidays notified annually by the exchanges, alongside Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. After August 15, the remaining stock market holidays for 2025 are:

• Ganesh Chaturthi – August 27, 2025
• Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti – October 2, 2025
• Diwali – Laxmi Pujan – October 20, 2025
• Guru Nanak Jayanti – November 5, 2025
• Christmas – December 25, 2025

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