Stock market holiday: The Indian stock market is closed for trading on Friday, April 3, marking the second of the week. According to the holiday calendar shared by the exchanges, BSE and NSE will remain closed on April 3 in observance of Good Friday. This holiday provides investors with an extended break, as it falls adjacent to the regular weekend.
Earlier this week, both BSE and also remained closed for trading on March 31 to mark the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti.
Apart from the stock exchanges, no trading will take place in the commodity market. is shut for trading in both morning and evening sessions on Friday, April 3.
A large number of global markets will also witness a stock market holiday due to Good Friday, including Australia, Canada, most European markets and the United States.
Upcoming stock market holidays in 2026
Apart from on April 3 and the weekends, the Indian stock market will see one additional holiday this month on April 14 due to Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti.
The markets await 11 stock market holidays in the rest of 2026, including the ones in April. The months of May, October and November will enjoy two holidays each. Meanwhile, June, September and December will see one stock market holiday each, with no additional closures slated for July and August.
What to expect from Indian stock market in April?
The Indian benchmark indices, amid hopes that the US-Iran war, which has been continuing for five weeks now, will likely end soon, following comments from US President Donald Trump.
The Sensex ended 1187 points, or 1.65%, higher at 73,134.32, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 rose by 348 points, or 1.56%, to settle at 22,679.40. The mid and small-cap indices on the BSE surged up to 3%.
According to reports, has said Washington could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks. Tehran, the US President said, did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the war to end.
Historical trend shows that April tends to be a positive month. In the last 10 years, Nifty bulls have risen eight times in April. However, this time the market is witnessing war clouds. According to analysts, the first half of April will likely be a battleground of volatility rather than a clear upward trend. Any “April rally” this year would likely be a “relief rally” from oversold levels rather than a fundamental breakout.
“The US-Iran conflict has sent crude surging toward $100/barrel, pressured the rupee to record lows, and triggered sustained FII outflows through March. A geopolitical overhang of this magnitude is not easily overridden by calendar patterns alone. That said, Nifty valuations have corrected to approximately 19x — below the 10-year average of ~22x — which does offer a reasonable margin of safety for patient investors,” opined Nitant Darekar, Research Analyst at Bonanza.
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