Overview
- Bank branches are closed nationwide under the RBI’s holiday schedule, with cheque clearing and RTGS windows affected under the Negotiable Instruments Act while UPI, internet and mobile banking, and ATMs remain available.
- Trading is halted on NSE and BSE across equities, derivatives, currency and the SLB segment, marking the final market holiday of 2025, with normal sessions set to restart on December 26.
- Commodity exchanges MCX and NCDEX are shut for the day, including both MCX sessions, with currency markets also closed.
- Select Northeastern locations extend closures: banks in Aizawl, Kohima and Shillong remain shut on December 26, and Kohima stays closed on December 27, while most other cities operate as usual.
- U.S. exchanges observe Christmas closures on December 25 after an early close on December 24, aligning global market downtime around the holiday.