Stock Market Holiday On Ambedkar Jayanti, Vishu 2025: Trading On BSE, NSE Closed On Monday, April 14?

Stock Market Holiday 2025: Trading on BSE and NSE will be closed on April 14, Monday, due to the celebration of a host of festivals in India. The majority of states have declared April 14th as a public holiday. Trading and settlement of transactions in market-related instruments will also be closed on Monday.

The day will be celebrated due to Ambedkar Jayanti, along with local and state-level festivals such as Vishu, Biju, Buisu Festival, Maha Vishuva Sankranti, Tamil New Year's Day, Bohag Bihu and Cheiraoba.

Stock Market Holidays:

Notably, stocks will be closed for the next three days including April 14. Buying or selling is not available on April 12th and April 13th due to default weekend holiday.

Ambedkar Jayanti 2025:

April 14th is observed as Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti to honour the birth of B. R. Ambedkar who was born on this day in 1891. During the British era, Ambedkar fought for human rights, equality and social reform. Popularly his birthday is also referred to as Equality Day.

2. Vishu 2025:

This festival is celebrated as Malayali New Year in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. In general terms, Vishu is an astronomical festival which is either celebrated on April 14 or April 15 in the Gregorian calendar, marking the onset of the solar new year as the sun is said to move into the zodiac sign of Aries.

3. Biju 2025:

Biju, a colourful festival is celebrated by the Chakma community for 3 days, marking the dawn of a New Year for them. The festival is also celebrated by seven other ethnic groups in Tripura: Marma, Tangchangya, Tripuris, Mro, Khumi, Khiyang and Chak. The Marmas call the festival "Sangraig", Tangchangya refers to it as "Bishu", Truipis call it "Baisuk" and Ahmia names it "Bihu". Biju is an ancient pageant originally held to ensure the new agricultural season would end with a good harvest, as per Utsav India, a government website.

4. Maha Vishuva Sankranti 2025:

Maha Vishuva Sankranti is an important festival for Hindus and Buddhists in the state of Orissa , marking the beginning of the new year. It is also known as Pan Sankranti. This day is celebrated on the first day of the traditional month of Aries in the solar calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, this day falls on 14 April, as per Wikipedia.

5. Tamil New Year 2025:

Celebrated usually on April 14, as per Gregorian calendar, the Tamil New Year is usually celebrated on the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar. It is a public holiday in both Tamil Nadu and even neighbouring country, Sri Lanka. Not just that, the day is celebrated as the traditional new year in states such as Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana. Other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Sri Lanka also celebrate the same day as their new year. This day is celebrated with lights and family gathering, wearing new clothes and visiting holy temples to seek blessings and pray for a prosperous new year.

Sensex, Nifty Latest:

Sensex and Nifty recorded a fruitful trading session, rising by nearly 2% each. The performance is due to 90-days pauce by Donald Trump on its reciprocal tariffs for other countries, while the 47th President of US slapped a whopping 124% tariff on Chinese products. Tensions in US and China keeps investors sentiment volatile. Also, Q4 results will keep stock-specific movement.

As per Trading Economics, Traders welcomed a 90-day suspension of an additional 26% tariff on India, while also engaging in short-term profit-taking ahead of another market closure on Monday for the Ambedkar Jayanti holiday. March inflation expectations also lifted sentiment, with inflation projected to stand at 3.6%, the lowest level since last July, raising hopes that the RBI may introduce further interest rate cuts. Gains were capped by concerns over an escalating trade war between the US and China, after the US raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%. For the week, the index is pointing to a fall of around 0.3%, which would mark the 2nd straight weekly loss amid concerns over a global trade war.