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Stock market holidays 2026
The Indian equity market is shut for 16 weekday sessions in 2026. It also settles nothing on 4 further days when trading runs perfectly normally β the part almost every holiday page leaves out. Both calendars are below, taken from the exchangesβ own circulars.
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- 16Trading holidays
NSE & BSE, weekdays - 20Settlement holidays
No funds or shares move - 4Days the market trades
but money does not settle - 7Three-day breaks
The longest run in 2026 - 1Muhurat session
Sunday 8 November
The full calendar
2026 Market Holidays
| Date and occasion | Equity & F&O | MCX morning | MCX evening | Funds settle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||
| Thursday, 1 January 2026 β open, New Year's Day. | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Thursday, 15 January 2026 β closed, Maharashtra municipal corporation elections. β | Closed | Closed | Open | Market shut |
| Monday, 26 January 2026 β closed, Republic Day. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| February | ||||
| Sunday, 15 February 2026 β weekend, Mahashivratri. | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend |
| Thursday, 19 February 2026 β open, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti. | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| March | ||||
| Tuesday, 3 March 2026 β closed, Holi. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Thursday, 19 March 2026 β open, Gudhi Padwa. | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Saturday, 21 March 2026 β weekend, Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid). | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend |
| Thursday, 26 March 2026 β closed, Shri Ram Navami. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Tuesday, 31 March 2026 β closed, Shri Mahavir Jayanti. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| April | ||||
| Wednesday, 1 April 2026 β open, Annual bank closing. | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Friday, 3 April 2026 β closed, Good Friday. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday, 14 April 2026 β closed, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| May | ||||
| Friday, 1 May 2026 β closed, Maharashtra Day. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 β closed, Bakri Id. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| June | ||||
| Friday, 26 June 2026 β closed, Muharram. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| August | ||||
| Saturday, 15 August 2026 β weekend, Independence Day. | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend | Weekend |
| Wednesday, 26 August 2026 β open, Id-E-Milad. | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| September | ||||
| Monday, 14 September 2026 β closed, Ganesh Chaturthi. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| October | ||||
| Friday, 2 October 2026 β closed, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday, 20 October 2026 β closed, Dussehra. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| November | ||||
| Sunday, 8 November 2026 β special session, Diwali Laxmi Pujan β Muhurat trading. β‘ | Special session | Special session | Special session | Closed |
| Tuesday, 10 November 2026 β closed, Diwali Balipratipada. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Tuesday, 24 November 2026 β closed, Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev. | Closed | Closed | Open | Closed |
| December | ||||
| Friday, 25 December 2026 β closed, Christmas. | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
β 15 January. Declared after the exchanges published their annual circulars in December 2025, when the Maharashtra government made polling day a public holiday. That is why the date appears on the trading calendar but not on any of the December settlement circulars, and why several holiday lists published in early 2026 still show fifteen holidays rather than sixteen.
β‘ 8 November. NSE has confirmed Muhurat trading will be conducted on Diwali Laxmi Pujan. The session timing is issued in a separate circular, usually in October. It is a full trading session with normal settlement obligations.
On any date not listed here, the NSE and BSE equity market trades Monday to Friday from 09:15 to 15:30 IST, with a pre-open session from 09:00 IST, and is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Dates from NSE and BSE circulars, last checked 1 Sep 2026.
The part other holiday pages skip
4 days when the market trades and your money doesnβt move
A trading holiday closes the exchange. A settlement holiday closes the clearing corporation while the exchange stays open β you can buy and sell as usual, but the pay-in and pay-out of funds and shares is pushed to the next working day. They are published as two separate circulars, and in 2026 they differ.
- Thu 19 FebChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj JayantiSell Wed 18 Feb β credited Fri 20 Feb
- Thu 19 MarGudhi PadwaSell Wed 18 Mar β credited Fri 20 Mar
- Wed 1 AprAnnual bank closingThe day before is not a trading day
- Wed 26 AugId-E-MiladSell Tue 25 Aug β credited Thu 27 Aug
Banks close their annual accounts on 1 April, so no settlement runs. Trading is completely normal. The practical effect is that withdrawals requested around that date land a day later than the appβs usual estimate, and shares bought just before it reach the demat account a day late β which is what breaks a buy-today-sell-tomorrow plan that assumed delivery had arrived.
Indian equities settle on T+1: the payout falls on the next day that is neither a weekend nor a settlement holiday.
Funds and shares settle on
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Broker credit can lag the exchange payout by a few hours; this is the exchange date, not your brokerβs.
Planning
Long weekends in 2026
7 holidays fall next to a weekend, each producing a three-day market break. No holiday in 2026 produces a four-day one β every Tuesday holiday leaves the Monday open in between.
- 24β26 Jan3 daysSat to Mon
- 3β5 Apr3 daysFri to Sun
- 1β3 May3 daysFri to Sun
- 26β28 Jun3 daysFri to Sun
- 12β14 Sep3 daysSat to Mon
- 2β4 Oct3 daysFri to Sun
- 25β27 Dec3 daysFri to Sun
Reference
Trading hours on a normal day
Unchanged through 2026. Every time below is Indian Standard Time.
| Segment | Pre-open | Regular session | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity (cash) | 09:00β09:15 | 09:15β15:30 | Closing session 15:40β16:00 |
| Equity derivatives (F&O) | 09:00β09:15 | 09:15β15:30 | Same calendar as cash |
| Currency derivatives | β | 09:00β17:00 | Settlement calendar matches the cash market |
| Commodity β non-agri | β | 09:00β23:30 | Extends to 23:55 while US daylight saving is in force |
| Commodity β international agri | β | 09:00β21:00 | β |
| Commodity β agri | β | 09:00β17:00 | Morning session only |
Questions
Common questions
How many stock market holidays are there in 2026?
Sixteen weekday trading holidays on NSE and BSE. A further four fall on a Saturday or Sunday, when the market is closed anyway, so they are usually listed separately. The clearing corporation observes twenty settlement holidays, which is a different and longer list.
Are NSE and BSE holidays the same?
Yes. Both exchanges publish an identical equity and equity-derivatives holiday calendar, and have done for years. A date that closes one closes the other.
What is the difference between a trading holiday and a settlement holiday?
A trading holiday closes the exchange β no orders, no prices. A settlement holiday closes the clearing corporation while the exchange trades normally, so trades execute but the exchange of funds and securities is deferred to the next working day. In 2026 there are four such days: 19 February, 19 March, 1 April and 26 August.
Is the commodity market closed on the same days as equity?
Not usually. On most equity holidays MCX shuts only its morning session (09:00β17:00) and reopens for the evening session at 17:00. Republic Day, Good Friday, Gandhi Jayanti and Christmas close both. New Yearβs Day is the reverse: the morning session trades and the evening session is shut.
When is Muhurat trading in 2026?
Sunday 8 November 2026, on Diwali Laxmi Pujan. NSE has confirmed the session; the exact timing is announced by a separate circular, normally in October. Trades in a Muhurat session are real trades that settle in the ordinary way.
Why do some lists show fifteen holidays and some sixteen?
Because 15 January was added after the annual circulars were published. The Maharashtra government declared municipal-election polling day a public holiday and the exchanges closed. Lists compiled from the December 2025 circulars and never revisited still show fifteen.
Can I place orders while the market is closed?
Most brokers accept after-market orders and queue them for the next sessionβs pre-open. They are not executed during the holiday, and the price you get is the price when the market next opens, which can differ from the last close if news breaks over the break.
Are mutual fund transactions processed on a market holiday?
No NAV is declared for a day the market is shut. A purchase or redemption submitted on a holiday takes the NAV of the next business day, subject to the cut-off and realisation rules of the scheme.
Provenance
Where these dates come from
- NSE β Market timings and holidays, trading and clearing holidays by segment.
- NSE Clearing β Capital Market segment, settlement holidays for the calendar year 2026.
- NSE Clearing β Currency Derivatives segment, settlement holidays 2026.
- NSE Clearing β Debt segment, settlement holidays 2026.
- MCX β holiday calendar and session timings for 2026.
- BSE β List of holidays.
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