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all eyes are on the upcoming week stock market
New Delhi: The Indian stock market delivered an impressive performance last week, recording its strongest weekly gain in more than five years. Despite some ups and downs, the market ended with a solid rise of around 5.56 percent, boosting investor confidence. Now, all eyes are on the upcoming week to see whether this positive momentum will continue.
The coming week will be slightly shorter for trading, as the stock market will remain closed on April 14 on the occasion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti. Due to this holiday, trading will take place on only four days, which may impact both market volumes and volatility.
On Tuesday, trading in equity and equity derivatives segments will remain completely shut. Additionally, there will be no activity in currency derivatives, NDS-RST and tri-party repo segments. However, in commodity derivatives and electronic gold receipt segments, the morning session will be closed, while trading will resume in the evening session.
In April 2026, there are only two major stock market holidays. The first was observed on April 3 for Good Friday and the second will be on April 14 for Ambedkar Jayanti. After this, the next market holiday will fall on May 1, marking Maharashtra Day.
So far this year, markets have remained closed on occasions like Republic Day, Holi, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. More holidays such as Bakrid, Muharram, Ganesh Chaturthi, Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Diwali and Christmas are still to come later in 2026.
The market had started the week on a weak note due to rising crude oil prices and tensions between the United States and Iran, along with continued selling by foreign investors. However, sentiment improved midweek as global conditions became favorable.
Easing geopolitical tensions, reports of ceasefire developments a decline in crude oil prices and a stable policy stance by the Reserve Bank of India helped restore investor confidence. As a result, strong buying was seen in sectors such as financials, realty and automobiles.
By the end of the week, the market staged a strong recovery, with the Nifty 50 index once again crossing the 24,000 mark. Although some profit booking was seen during the rally, the overall trend remained positive.
In the coming week, investors will closely monitor global cues, crude oil prices and the behavior of foreign investors. Given the shorter trading week, the market may witness some mild volatility.
