Stock market holidays 2012
The days NSE and BSE were closed for trading in shares in 2012, as the exchange published them. The first weekday holiday was 26 Jan (Republic Day) and the last 25 Dec (Christmas).
Trading holidays in 2012
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 JanSunday | New YearFalls on a weekend |
| 26 JanThursday | Republic Day |
| 20 FebMonday | Mahashivratri |
| 8 MarThursday | Holi |
| 1 AprSunday | Ram NavamiFalls on a weekend |
| 5 AprThursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 6 AprFriday | Good Friday |
| 14 AprSaturday | Ambedkar JayantiFalls on a weekend |
| 1 MayTuesday | May Day |
| 15 AugWednesday | Independence Day |
| 20 AugMonday | Ramzan ID |
| 19 SepWednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 2 OctTuesday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 24 OctWednesday | Dasera |
| 27 OctSaturday | Bakri IdFalls on a weekend |
| 13 NovTuesday | Diwali – Laxmi PujaMuhurat trading session |
| 14 NovWednesday | Diwali - Balipratipada |
| 25 NovSunday | MoharramFalls on a weekend |
| 28 NovWednesday | Gurunanak Jayanti |
| 25 DecTuesday | Christmas |
The year at a glance
The holidays in the list above, marked on the year's calendar.
January2 closed
February1 closed
March1 closed
April4 closed
May1 closed
June
July
August2 closed
September1 closed
October3 closed
November4 closed
December1 closed
About stock market holidays 2012
Stock market holidays 2012 are the days NSE and BSE were closed for share trading in that calendar year: 20 holidays, 15 of them on a weekday. New Year's Day fell on a Sunday, so the first weekday closure was Republic Day on 26 Jan and the last Christmas on 25 Dec.
Holidays in 2012
New Year (1 Jan), Ram Navami (1 Apr), Ambedkar Jayanti (14 Apr), Bakri Id (27 Oct) and Moharram (25 Nov) fell on a weekend, and the page marks them as such.
Apr 2012 and Nov 2012 had four listed holidays each, the most of any month, though two in Apr and one in Nov fell on a weekend. Jun and Jul had none.
Two closures in a row
Mahavir Jayanti (5 Apr) and the Friday holiday that followed (6 Apr) were consecutive weekdays, so the market was shut from 5 Apr to 8 Apr. In Nov, Diwali-Balipratipada (14 Nov) came the day after Diwali Laxmi Puja (13 Nov).
Muhurat trading
Muhurat trading is a short special session held on Diwali Laxmi Puja, a day the market is otherwise closed. It marks the start of the new Samvat year, the Hindu calendar year that begins at Diwali. In 2012 it was held on 13 Nov, and the page marks that row.
Settlement around holidays
Settlement is the exchange of shares and money after a trade. In 2012 trades settled two working days after the trade day (T+2), and each holiday inside that window pushed settlement back a working day.
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