Is Your Bank Open Today? 9 November Holiday Is State-Wise; Stock Market Shut on Tuesday, 10 November

Diwali fell on a Sunday this year, and that has left many people unsure whether Monday, 9 November, is a day off. The short answer: it depends on where you live.

Banks: no nationwide closure

There is no blanket bank holiday on 9 November. Under the Reserve Bank of India’s regional holiday list, banks in the Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan regions are closed on Monday for Govardhan Puja. In Gujarat and Maharashtra, the closure falls on Tuesday, 10 November, instead. In New Delhi, neither Monday nor Tuesday is a bank holiday, so branches are working as usual.

Before heading to a branch, check the RBI’s state-wise holiday list for your city.

Digital banking keeps running

Branch closures do not affect online payments. NEFT and RTGS run 24×7 through the year, including holidays, and UPI and net banking remain available if your branch is shut.

Stock market: open Monday, shut Tuesday

The NSE and BSE held their special Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, 8 November, from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. Monday, 9 November, is a normal full trading day. The exchanges are closed on Tuesday, 10 November, for Diwali Balipratipada. Trades done in the Muhurat session settle on Monday under the T+1 cycle.

Government offices

Central government offices are open on Monday. Under the Department of Personnel and Training’s 2026 order, no substitute holiday is given when a festival falls on a weekly off such as Sunday. Offices outside Delhi may declare limited local holidays through State Coordination Committees, but that does not automatically make Monday a holiday.

Featured image: General Post Office and Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata, India.jpg by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

• CareerIndia: November 9 bank holiday status explained