New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Bank Holiday Today, 27 December: Banks across India are closed today, Saturday, 27 December, as this is the fourth Saturday of the month. Banks including SBI, Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank are closed today, as are other private and public sector banks.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bank holiday calendar, banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. They also remain closed on every Sunday of each month due to weekly offs.

However, there are no bank holidays on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month due to week-off reasons.

Bank holiday on Saturday is designated as a holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act by the RBI. This b...