Stock market holiday: NSE and BSE shut on August 15 for Independence Day

Stock markets in India, including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are closed on Friday, August 15, on account of 79th Independence Day.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be shut for all trading activities, including equities, equity derivatives, and the securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segment. The markets will resume trading on Monday, August 18.

This closure is part of the trading holidays scheduled for 2025, as per a circular issued by the stock exchanges.

On August 14, Sensex and Nifty ended flat in a highly volatile trade as investors turned cautious ahead of the US-Russia talks on August 15.

Extending gains to the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 57.75 points or 0.07% to settle at 80,597.66. During the day, it rallied 211.27 points or 0.26% to 80,751.18.

The 50-share NSE Nifty rose by 11.95 points or 0.05% to 24,631.30.

Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv and Titan were the major gainers.

However, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards.

The BSE smallcap gauge declined 0.59% and midcap index dipped 0.18%.

On a weekly basis, Sensex climbed 739.87 points or 0.92% and Nifty edged higher by 268 points or 1.10%, snapping their six-week losing streak.

Meanwhile, S&P upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook after a gap of nearly 19 years, citing robust economic growth, political commitment for fiscal consolidation, and ‘conducive’ monetary policy to check inflation.