Stock Market Holiday: Are NSE, BSE open or closed today for Diwali Balipratipada?

After a symbolic and spirited Muhurat trading session that marked the beginning of Samvat 2082, Indian stock markets will remain closed on Wednesday, October 22, for Diwali Balipratipada, a festival that celebrates prosperity and renewal. Both the BSE and NSE will resume normal trading on Thursday, October 23. Tuesday’s one-hour Muhurat trading session – a […]

Calcutta Stock Exchange may celebrate its last Diwali in 2025, ahead of a voluntary exit from stock exchange

The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE), one of India’s oldest stock exchanges, may celebrate its last Kali Puja and Diwali as a functioning stock exchange this year on October 20, with the process of voluntary exit from stock exchange nearing completion after a decade-long legal battle. Trading at CSE was suspended by SEBI in April 2013 […]

NSE lowers Nifty Derivatives Lot Size to 65, rewind contract sizes for other important indices of December 30

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that the party size for Nifty 50 Futures and Options contracts will be reduced from 75 to 65 from December 30, 2025 (EOD). This revision is part of a broader update of the market parties for various important index derivatives, according to the Sebi guidelines for periodic assessment. […]

Only 9.5% of Indian households invest, despite 63% market consciousness: Sebi Survey

Sebi, in collaboration with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and important market infrastructure institutions such as NSE, BSE, NSDL and CDSL, released the findings of the Investor Survey 2025, with a considerable participation gap in the investment landscape of India. Although 63% of Indian households, around 213 million, are aware of at […]