The Indian stock markets remain close today, December 25, and will resume trading on Friday, December 26, 2025. This marks the final market holiday of the year. The two main stock exchanges, BSE and NSE, will remain closed for the entire day and will return to normal operations on Friday. Trading in the rupee is also suspended today.
MCX Trading Hours on December 25
The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will not operate during the morning session as it is a Christmas holiday on the commodities side. The exchange will open again later in the day, with the evening session starting at 5:00 PM, allowing only limited activity in the commodity market.
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Stock Market Yesterday, Market Wrap | December 24: Sensex, Nifty Fall Before Holidays
Dalal Street ended the week unsure of what to do just before Christmas, as the main indicators finished slightly down with very little market action and no new domestic triggers. On Wednesday, December 24, the Sensex went down by 116 points, or 0.14%, to close at 85,408.70. The Nifty 50 experienced a smaller drop of 35 points, or 0.13%, and finished at 26,142.10.
The wider market was also affected by declining sentiment through profit booking. The BSE Midcap index decreased by 0.37%, and the Smallcap index was 0.14% down at the close, due to selling in heavyweight stocks like Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank.
In terms of sectors, the overall sentiment remained quite negative. Nifty Media was up by 0.44%, Realty rose by 0.17%, and Metal gained 0.15%, but the majority of sectors were in the red. Nifty Oil & Gas posted a loss of 0.76%, Pharma and IT declined by 0.51% each, and the Nifty Bank index fell by 0.20% to settle at 59,183.60.
On the technical front, analysts pointed out ongoing consolidation and the possibility of the market remaining in a range as investors wait for new incentives after the holiday break.