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Stock Market to Remain Shut on April 29 For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Mumbai: NSE

A holiday has also been declared in schools and select institutes on Monday as voting will be held in all the 7 parliamentary segments of Mumbai. Apart from the financial capital, polls would also be held in the neighbouring city of Thane.

Stock Market to Remain Shut on April 29 For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Mumbai: NSE

Mumbai, April 25: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) had issued a circular announcing the closure of stock market on Monday, April 29, when the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 will be held. A lull would occupy the Dalal Street as capital market segment, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives and futures and options segments would also remain shut.

A holiday has also been declared in schools and select institutes on Monday as voting will be held in all the 7 parliamentary segments of Mumbai. Apart from the financial capital, polls would also be held in the neighbouring city of Thane. Sensex Touched All-Time High of 39,487.45 on April 18.

Pollsters in Maharashtra are keeping a close watch on the outcome of polls in Mumbai and Thane. The 8 parliamentary seats were clean swept by the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the 2014 general elections. Their primary contest here comes from the alliance of Congress-NCP.

The election results will be declared on May 23, following the conclusion of the seven-phase polls on May 19.

Following the election result, the stock market usually witnesses a volatile trend -- depending on the poll outcome. In 2014, the BSE and NSE touched unprecedented marks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi forming a single-majority government at the Centre.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 25, 2019 08:45 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).