Stock Market Holidays in 2026: NSE Announces 15 Days Closure

Dec 13, 2025, 09:35 IST

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