Stock Market Holidays in 2026: NSE Announces 15 Days Closure

he National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the market holiday schedule for 2026, listing 15 days when the Indian stock market will be closed. Additionally, four holidays fall on weekends, which are typically non-trading days.

The holidays are spread across various months, with March having the most closures (three days), followed by April, May, October, and November (two days each). Some notable holidays include Republic Day, Holi, Bakri Id, Diwali, and Christmas.

Here's the list of market holidays for 2026:

January 26 (Monday) - Republic Day March 3 (Tuesday) - Holi March 26 (Thursday) - Ram Navami March 31 (Tuesday) - Mahavir Jayanti April 3 (Friday) - Good Friday April 14 (Tuesday) - Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti May 1 (Friday) - Maharashtra Day May 28 (Thursday) - Bakri Id June 26 (Friday) - Muharram September 14 (Monday) - Ganesh Chaturthi October 2 (Friday) - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti October 20 (Tuesday) - Dussehra November 10 (Tuesday) - Diwali-Balipratipada November 24 (Tuesday) - Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev December 25 (Friday) - Christmas

Holidays falling on weekends:

February 15 (Sunday) - Mahashivratri March 21 (Saturday) - Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) August 15 (Saturday) - Independence Day November 8 (Sunday) - Diwali Laxmi Pujan

Muhurat trading is scheduled for November 8, 2026, with timings to be announced later. This special session marks the beginning of the new Samvat year, where traders buy stocks to wish for good fortune