All segments of trading in Indian Equity markets will be close on the Bombay Stock Exchange as well as the National Stock Exchange on December 25 on account of the Christmas holiday. Wholesale commodity markets, including metal and bullion, will also remain shut, while the trading activity will not be seen in the forex and commodity futures markets too. Stock trading will take up again on Monday. Global markets including Asia, Europe and Wall Street will also be closed on Friday due to the Christmas celebration.

On Thursday, the benchmark indices continued to rally 1% for 3rd consecutive session on December 24 especially after the market mayhem on Monday amid a new strain of coronavirus found in the UK.

The BSE Sensex climbed 529.36 points or 1.14 percent to 46,973.54, while the Nifty50 jumped 148.20 points or 1.09 percent to 13,749.30 and formed bullish candle on the daily charts. Both indices closed flat for the truncated week.

The week has been an eventful and volatile one for traders as investors were concerned about the new strain of the covid-19 virus found in the UK. Nifty 50 ended the week flat after opening down and recovering towards the end of the week.

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