This year, Diwali celebrations are set to commence on Saturday, Oct. 18, with Dhanteras. (Image: NDTV Profit) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

With the festival season set to begin, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will observe consecutive public holidays and all trading activity will come to a halt too.

This year, Diwali celebrations are set to commence on Saturday, Oct. 18, with Dhanteras, which is dedicated to welcoming goddess Lakshmi. As Dhanteras falls on a Saturday, the closure of the stock exchanges coincides with their routine weekend holidays.

Trading will commence on Monday, Oct. 20.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the market will be closed for Diwali Laxmi Pujan. However, as per tradition, the NSE and BSE will conduct a s

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