As the final chapter of 2025 approaches, stock market participants across India are meticulously planning their December trading activities. A review of the official holiday calendar reveals a month largely open for business, providing ample opportunity for investors to fine-tune their portfolios before the year ends.
December 2025 Trading Holiday Schedule
According to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) calendar, the equity market will observe just a single trading holiday for a festival in December 2025. This closure is scheduled for December 25, on account of Christmas, marking the final festive trading holiday of the year.
Beyond this, the markets will follow the regular weekly offs. They will remain closed on all four Saturdays—December 6, 13, 20, and 27—and all four Sundays—December 7, 14, 21, and 28. This brings the total number of non-trading days to nine, leaving investors with a robust twenty-two trading sessions to conclude the year's business.
For the entirety of 2025, both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the NSE observed a total of 14 trading holidays.
Recent Market Performance Snapshot
Shifting focus to the latest market action, Indian indices closed nearly flat on Friday, November 28. Investor caution prevailed as participants booked profits at higher levels and adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the key Q2 GDP data release. Mixed global cues further contributed to the subdued sentiment.
The Sensex dipped a marginal 14 points, or 0.02%, to settle at 85,706.67. Similarly, the Nifty 50 edged lower by 13 points, or 0.05%, closing at 26,202.95. The broader market indices, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap, also witnessed minor declines of 0.04% and 0.13%, respectively.
Sectoral Moves and Weekly Trend
On the trading floor, heavyweight stocks such as HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Infosys emerged as the primary drags on the Sensex. Conversely, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India (SBI), and Kotak Mahindra Bank provided crucial support, cushioning the fall.
Despite the flat closing on Friday, the broader weekly trend remained positive. Both the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, secured their third consecutive weekly gain, advancing approximately 0.5%.
Analysts from Bajaj Broking Research noted that the market sentiment received a boost from constructive developments in the India-US trade negotiations. They highlighted that the overall outlook stays optimistic, with upcoming economic data like the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and GDP figures expected to reinforce the strength of the domestic macroeconomic environment. Sector-wise, pharma, media, and auto indices gained between 0.5% and 1%, while power, oil & gas, and telecom sectors declined by 0.5% to 0.7%.
