Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, investors have been wondering if the stock market will be open on May 12, the day Buddha Purnima is celebrated nationwide. The good news: trading will continue as usual on Monday, May 12.
According to the official BSE trading holiday list available on bseindia.com, Buddha Purnima is not a stock market holiday in 2025. Therefore, the Indian stock market will remain open on Monday, 12 May 2025, despite the festival.
The only stock market holiday in May 2025 was Maharashtra Day, observed on 1 May. This means there is no truncated trading week this month.
Looking ahead, the next stock market holiday will be on 15 August 2025 (Independence Day), followed by Ganesh Chaturthi on 27 August 2025.
In October, three holidays are listed — 2 October (Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra), 21 October (Diwali), and 22 October (Diwali Balipratipada). Two more holidays will follow in the year: 5 November (Prakash Gurpurb) and 25 December (Christmas).
The Sensex and Nifty 50 extended their losing streak into a second session on Friday, 9 May, amid heightened war-like tension with Pakistan.
The Nifty 50 dropped by 265.80 points (1.10%) to close at 24,008, while the BSE Sensex fell 880.34 points (1.10%), ending the session at 79,454.47.
This pullback has left investors uncertain — some are considering this a potential buy-the-dip moment, while others prefer to wait for more clarity on geopolitical developments before making any big moves.
