Banks will be closed in some states on Monday, May 12 on account of Buddha Purnima.

Investors are looking out whether the Indian stock market will operate on Monday, May 12, 2025 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. On Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined over 1 per cent on Friday 9th May 2025.

To reduce the confusion over holiday on Monday investors can refer to the official list of stock market holidays for 2025 as per the BSE website (bseindia.com). By clicking on the “Trading Holidays” section, one can confirm that May 12, 2025, is not a trading holiday. Both NSE and BSE will remain open and all market activities will resume as usual.

Stock Market Holidays In May 2025

The stock market holiday for May 2025 was Maharashtra Day which was already observed on May 1, 2025. There will be no additional holidays this month.

Stock Market Holidays In 2025

Investors should know upcoming stock market holidays in 2025.

June & July 2025: No market holidays.

August 2025: August 15 (Independence Day) and August 27 (Ganesh Chaturthi).

October 2025: October 2 (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti / Dussehra), October 21 (Diwali) and October 22 (Diwali Balipratipada).

November 2025: November 5 (Prakash Gurpurb – Guru Nanak Jayanti).

December 2025: December 25 (Christmas).

Besides, steep losses in realty, financial and utility stocks also dented investor sentiments, traders said. Extending its previous day’s decline, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge tanked 880.34 points or 1.10 per cent to settle at 79,454.47, in a largely range-bound trading.

As many as 2,522 stocks declined while 1,343 advanced and 145 remained unchanged on the BSE. The NSE Nifty dropped 265.80 points or 1.10 per cent to 24,008.

From the Sensex firms, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra and NTPC were among the laggards.

Titan Company climbed over 4 per cent higher after the Tata group firm reported a 13 per cent increase in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 871 crore in the March quarter, driven by robust sales.

Larsen & Toubro jumped nearly 4 per cent after the firm reported a 25 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 5,497 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, supported by higher revenues and an exceptional gain. In contrast, Tata Motors, State Bank of India and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

(With Inputs From PTI)