JSE · 2025
ZA JSE market holidays in 2025
250 trading days11 market holidays
Market open vs closed in 2025
250trading days in 2025 · 11 market holidays95.8% of weekdays the exchange is open
Open · 95.8%Closed · 4.2%
250trading days
11market holidays
261weekdays in the year
A trading day is a weekday the exchange is open. Market holidays are weekdays it closes — 11 in 2025 (11 closure dates, including weekend-adjacent ones listed below).
Trading days by month
Trading days per month in 2025. Shorter bars mean more market holidays (or fewer weekdays) in that month.
Market holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Friday | Human Rights Day |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21 Apr 2025 | Monday | Family Day |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Monday | Freedom Day |
| 01 May 2025 | Thursday | Workers' Day |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Monday | Youth Day |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Wednesday | Heritage Day |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Tuesday | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 Dec 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Friday | Day of Goodwill |
Subscribe to JSE market holidays 2025
One URL — auto-updating calendar. Works with iOS, macOS, Google Calendar and Outlook; no .ics file import needed.
iPhone / iPad / Mac — subscribe (auto-updates)
- Tap iOS / macOS — one-tap subscribe → Calendar opens → tap Subscribe.
- Or Settings → Calendar → Accounts → Add Account → Other → Add Subscribed Calendar, paste
https://exchangekit.pages.dev/jse/calendar-2025.ics.
Android — Google Calendar can't open webcal links; use one of these
- Browser → Google Calendar → Add calendar → From URL → paste the .ics URL.
- Or install ICSx5 to sync the .ics subscription into the Android system calendar.
- Samsung Calendar: Settings → Add calendar → Subscribe → paste URL.
Outlook / Windows
- Outlook → Calendar → Add calendar → Subscribe from web → paste the .ics link.
Direct .ics link (HTTPS): https://exchangekit.pages.dev/jse/calendar-2025.ics
Frequently asked questions
- How many trading days does JSE have in 2025?
- 250 trading days in 2025, after weekends and 11 market holidays are removed.
- Which days is JSE closed in 2025?
- The full closure list is in the table above, including holidays that fall next to a weekend.
- Can I subscribe to the JSE holiday calendar?
- Yes — the calendar.ics link on this page imports every closure date straight into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook.