Overview
- Indian equity exchanges, which shut Tuesday, halted trading across equities, derivatives, currency and securities lending segments.
- Trading resumes Wednesday, though April 1 is a settlement holiday due to annual bank closing, so pay-ins and pay-outs move to the next working day.
- Markets close again Friday, April 3, for Good Friday, leaving only three trading sessions in the week.
- Commodity venues follow split schedules, with MCX shut in the morning and open in the evening on March 31, while NCDEX remains closed all day.
- Banks are closed in many cities for Mahavir Jayanti, but RBI-designated agency branches operate for government year-end transactions and digital channels such as UPI, NEFT/RTGS, mobile banking and ATMs stay available.