Of the seven stock exchanges operational in India, the two major stock exchanges are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Bombay Stock Exchange<\/a> (BSE) and The Indian stock market<\/a> timings and stock market holidays for both these exchanges are the same. SEBI<\/a> decides the timings of the stock market in India. On weekdays, retail customers can perform transactions such as buying or selling shares between 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through broker agencies. Both NSE and BSE remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Apart from weekends, there are also national and cultural holidays. This article lists out the stock market holidays so that you may determine the stock market<\/a> working days to plan your trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are different segments to the Indian stock market. The most popular being the equity<\/a> segment, with stocks of more than 5000 listed companies trading. The debt segment is another vital segment of the stock market with a lot of trading on government securities<\/a>, bonds, treasury bills, CODs, commercial papers and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another important segment is the commodity<\/a>, in which physical substances like gold<\/a>, silver, copper, and crude are traded on a contract basis. There is also the extremely popular derivatives segment in which bonds, commodities, currencies and more are traded, again on a contract basis. The foreign exchange (forex) segment in which currencies are traded electronically also forms an essential part of stock exchange<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
2. National Stock Exchange<\/a> (NSE<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n