Both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain closed for trading today, Wednesday, November 5, on account of Guru Nanak Jayanti, according to the official BSE holiday calendar.The trading in both stock exchanges will remain suspended for the entire day across all segments — equities, derivatives, securities lending and borrowing, currency derivatives, and electronic gold receipts.The commodity exchange MCX will remain closed for trading during the morning session but will resume operations in the evening session from 5 PM onward.
This will be the only holiday in November and the second-to-last one of the year. Gurpurab, a gazetted holiday in India, is observed to honor the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder and first Guru of Sikhism.According to the 2025 stock market holiday calendar issued by the exchanges earlier this year, a total of 14 trading holidays were scheduled. Following the Guru Nanak Jayanti holiday on November 5, next and the only remaining trading holiday for the year will be on December 25, on account of Christmas.In addition to these designated holidays, trading remains closed on all Saturdays and Sundays.
The Indian stock market closed sharply lower on Tuesday, November 4, as investors booked profits amid weak global cues.The Sensex declined 519 points, or 0.62 per cent, to close at 83,459.15, while the Nifty 50 slipped 166 points, or 0.64 per cent, to settle at 25,597.65. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices also ended lower, losing 0.26 per cent and 0.69 per cent, respectively. Except for Nifty Consumer Durables, which gained 0.39 per cent, all other sectoral indices ended in the red. Nifty Metal and IT dropped over 1 per cent each, while the Auto index fell nearly 1 per cent. Nifty Bank and Financial Services also edged down by up to 0.5 per cent.