The Indian stock market will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024, to observe Good Friday. Trading will be suspended on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) for the day.
Furthermore, the commodities and currency markets will remain closed today, March 29, 2024.
To summarize, trading in the stock, equity derivatives, and SLB (security lending and borrowing) segments will be suspended on Friday. Additionally, trade in currency derivatives and commodity derivatives segments will be banned on the Indian stock market on Friday of this week.
Owing to encouraging global indications, the benchmark indexes saw increases during the final trading day of the fiscal year. The Sensex closed at 73,651, up 0.9%, after rallying almost 1,200 points during the day. The Nifty increased by 0.9% to 22,326.
This fiscal year, the indexes have risen 28.6% and 24.8%, respectively, outpacing the majority of other major market indices. The Nifty Smallcap and Nifty Midcap indexes have risen by 70% and 60%, respectively, with the latter registering its highest gain in the previous three fiscal years.
Throughout the year, the CPSE, infra, and real estate indexes all had gains of above 100%. On Thursday, the NSE's cash market volumes topped ₹1 lakh crore. On the BSE, 2,042 equities, or around 52% of the total, fell compared to 1,793 that increased. With gains of more than 3% apiece, Bajaj Finserv, Grasim, Hero Motocorp, and Bajaj Finance were the top Nifty gainers.
