As per the list posted on the BSE website, in 2022 there are 13 trade holidays in total. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, these are the days when the trade will not happen in 2022. On these trading holidays, no trade will happen on the equity sector, equity derivative segment and SLB segment.
Here is the complete list of trading holidays in 2022 except for Saturdays and Sundays which are trade holidays by default. Also, the second list gives the holidays falling on Saturdays and Sundays.
In January, there is only one holiday on January 26, Wednesday, on Republic Day. There are two holidays in March for Maha Shivratri and Holi on March 1, Tuesday and March 18, Friday. In April, there are two holidays on April 14, Thursday for Mahavir/Ambedkar Jayanti and on April 15, 2022 on Friday for Good Friday.
In the month of May, there is only one trade holiday on May 3, 2022, Tuesday for Ramzan Id. In June and July, there are no trading holidays except on Saturday and Sundays.
There are three holidays in August on August 9, 2022 (Tuesday), August 15 (Monday) and August 31 (Wednesday) for Muharram, Independence Day and Ganesh Chaturthi respectively.
There are no holidays on weekdays in September 2022. The three trading holidays in October are on October 05 (Wednesday), October 24 (Monday) and October 26 (Wednesday) for Dussehra, Diwali and Diwali Balipratipada respectively.
In November 2022, there is only one trading holiday on November 08, Tuesday for Gurunanak Jayanti. In December 2022, there are no trading holidays falling out of Saturdays and Sundays.
In total, five holidays in the year for Ram Navami, Maharashtra Day, Bakri Id, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Christmas fall on Sundays and therefore there are no exclusive holidays declared for these events.
The stock exchanges might change or alter any of the holidays given in the list and any such changes will be notified through a separate circular issued in advance. Muhurat trading will be conducted. The timings of Muhurat trade will be announced through notifications subsequently.