BSE, MCX and NSE holidays list for the calendar year 2026.
Stock Market Holidays 2026
BSE, MCX and NSE holidays list for the calendar year 2026.
Share Market Holidays on Weekdays in 2026
Sr.No.
Holidays
Dates
Days
Exchanges
1
Republic Day
26 Jan 2026
Monday
NSE, BSE & MCX
2
Holi
03 Mar 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
3
Shri Ram Navami
26 Mar 2026
Thursday
NSE, BSE
4
Shri Mahavir Jayanti
31 Mar 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
5
Good Friday
03 Apr 2026
Friday
NSE, BSE & MCX
6
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
14 Apr 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
7
Maharashtra Day
01 May 2026
Friday
NSE, BSE
8
Bakri Id
28 May 2026
Thursday
NSE, BSE
9
Muharram
26 Jun 2026
Friday
NSE, BSE
10
Ganesh Chaturthi
14 Sep 2026
Monday
NSE, BSE
11
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
02 Oct 2026
Friday
NSE, BSE & MCX
12
Dussehra
20 Oct 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
13
Diwali - Balipratipada
10 Nov 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
14
Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
24 Nov 2026
Tuesday
NSE, BSE
15
Christmas
25 Dec 2026
Friday
NSE, BSE & MCX
Share Market Holidays on Weekends in 2026:
Sr.No.
Holidays
Dates
Days
Exchanges
1
Mahashivratri
15 Feb 2026
Sunday
NSE, BSE & MCX
2
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
21 Mar 2026
Saturday
NSE, BSE & MCX
3
Independence Day
15 Aug 2026
Saturday
NSE, BSE & MCX
4
Diwali - Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat Trading Session)
08 Nov 2026
Sunday
NSE, BSE & MCX
MCX Holidays in 2026:
Sr.No.
Holidays
Dates
Days
Exchanges
Evening Session
1
New Year Day
1 Jan 2026
Thursday
Open
Closed
2
Holi
3 Mar 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
3
Shri Ram Navmi
26 Mar 2026
Thursday
Closed
Open
4
Shri Mahavir Jayanti
31 Mar 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
5
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
14 Apr 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
6
Maharashtra Day
1 May 2026
Friday
Closed
Open
7
Bakri Id
28 May 2026
Thursday
Closed
Open
8
Moharram
26 Jun 2026
Friday
Closed
Open
9
Ganesh Chaturthi
14 Sep 2026
Monday
Closed
Open
10
Dassera
20 Oct 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
11
Diwali-Balipratipada
10 Nov 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
12
Guru Nanak Jayanti
24 Nov 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
Muhurat Trading will be conducted on 8th Nov 2026. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
NSDL and CDSL do not operate on a settlement holiday. This means:
Shares will be delivered to your demat account on the next business day.
Money owed to you as a result of selling shares will be settled (paid out to your registered bank account) on the next business day.
Stock Market Timings:
Trading on the equities segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are:
Pre-open Session:
Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 hrs Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 hrs*
*with random closure in last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after close of pre-open order entry.
Regular Trading Session:
Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrs
Closing Session:
The Closing Session is held between: 15:50 hrs and 16.00 hrs
Block Deal Session:
Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 PM to 2:20 PM
Note:
The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above schedule holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when its deems fit and necessary.
