A huge fall was seen in the Indian stock market on Monday, but today, March 3, there is some relief as the stock market will remain closed today on the occasion of Holi. Although Holi will be celebrated all over India on March 4, but the Indian stock market remains closed a day before.
Till now people were confused about whether Holi will be celebrated on March 3 or March 4. But, the stock market is not confused about the Holi holiday. Holi holiday was already declared on Tuesday, March 3. A big reason for this is that the festival of colors Holi will be celebrated in Mumbai on March 3. Banks will also remain closed on March 3, due to which there will be no trading and no settlement in the stock market today.
no trading
There will be no trading due to the stock market being closed. No stock will be bought or sold on BSE and NSE. Talking about commodity market, there will be no trading on MCX. MCX will also remain closed today, but trading will resume from 5 pm. till 11 pm
Stock market crash due to war
Yesterday, March 2, a big fall was seen in the Indian stock market. The Sensex fell 1,048 points or 1.29 percent due to the war in the Middle East. Due to sharp increase in crude oil prices, Nifty also fell by more than 300 points. On Monday, crude oil prices rose more than 10 percent to $80 per barrel.
For how many days will the stock market remain closed in March?
Apart from other months, the month of March will also remain closed due to holidays. Apart from March 3, the stock market will also remain closed due to Shri Ram Navami on March 26 and Mahavir Jayanti on March 31. This means there will be a total of three trading holidays in March. Apart from this, there will be holiday on Saturday and Sunday also. There will be a total of 16 trading holidays throughout 2026.
