Overview
- Trading on the NSE and BSE is suspended today, Wednesday, November 5, across all segments for Guru Nanak Jayanti, with markets set to reopen on Thursday.
- Banks are shut in multiple RBI-notified regions including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal, though exact closures vary by state and city.
- Internet and mobile banking, UPI and ATMs remain operational despite branch holidays, allowing routine payments and transfers to continue.
- The Multi Commodity Exchange is closed for the morning session today and is expected to operate its evening session from 5 pm.
- Schools and many government offices are closed in states such as Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib district has also declared a local public holiday for the celebrations.