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Stock Market Holidays 2026

BSE, MCX and NSE holidays list for the calendar year 2026.

Share Market Holidays on Weekdays in 2026

Sr.No.HolidaysDatesDaysExchanges
1Republic Day26 Jan 2026MondayNSE, BSE & MCX
2Holi03 Mar 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
3Shri Ram Navami26 Mar 2026ThursdayNSE, BSE
4Shri Mahavir Jayanti31 Mar 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
5Good Friday03 Apr 2026FridayNSE, BSE & MCX
6Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti14 Apr 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
7Maharashtra Day01 May 2026FridayNSE, BSE
8Bakri Id28 May 2026ThursdayNSE, BSE
9Muharram26 Jun 2026FridayNSE, BSE
10Ganesh Chaturthi14 Sep 2026MondayNSE, BSE
11Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti02 Oct 2026FridayNSE, BSE & MCX
12Dussehra20 Oct 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
13Diwali - Balipratipada10 Nov 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
14Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev24 Nov 2026TuesdayNSE, BSE
15Christmas25 Dec 2026FridayNSE, BSE & MCX


Share Market Holidays on Weekends in 2026:

Sr.No.HolidaysDatesDaysExchanges
1Mahashivratri15 Feb 2026SundayNSE, BSE & MCX
2Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)21 Mar 2026SaturdayNSE, BSE & MCX
3Independence Day15 Aug 2026SaturdayNSE, BSE & MCX
4Diwali - Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat Trading Session)08 Nov 2026SundayNSE, BSE & MCX


MCX Holidays in 2026:

Sr.No.HolidaysDatesDaysExchangesEvening Session
1New Year Day1 Jan 2026ThursdayOpenClosed
2Holi3 Mar 2026TuesdayClosedOpen
3Shri Ram Navmi26 Mar 2026ThursdayClosedOpen
4Shri Mahavir Jayanti31 Mar 2026TuesdayClosedOpen
5Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti14 Apr 2026TuesdayClosedOpen
6Maharashtra Day1 May 2026FridayClosedOpen
7Bakri Id28 May 2026ThursdayClosedOpen
8Moharram26 Jun 2026FridayClosedOpen
9Ganesh Chaturthi14 Sep 2026MondayClosedOpen
10Dassera20 Oct 2026TuesdayClosedOpen
11Diwali-Balipratipada10 Nov 2026TuesdayClosedOpen
12Guru Nanak Jayanti24 Nov 2026TuesdayClosedOpen


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:




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: 15.40 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.