Overview
- Both NSE and BSE, which closed Friday for Good Friday, halted all equity and derivatives trading with activity set to resume Monday, April 6.
- Most bank branches followed the RBI holiday calendar and shut for the day, while ATMs, UPI payments, internet and mobile banking, and NEFT/RTGS stayed available.
- Commodity trading on MCX was reported inconsistently, with several outlets saying both sessions were closed and others listing only the morning shut, so traders faced unclear guidance on Friday access.
- Major global exchanges in the US, UK and Europe were also closed for Good Friday, but China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen and Japan’s Tokyo bourses stayed open, creating uneven trading windows across regions.
- The closure capped a holiday-shortened week after March 31’s Mahavir Jayanti break, and the three-day pause arrives during volatile trading conditions tied to geopolitical tensions and foreign investor outflows.