Many traders require constant attention to what's going on in the stock market. A few share market holidays, aside from weekends, provide them with a break as the stock exchanges are closed. These market holidays are government holidays (like Gandhi Jayanti) or cultural or religious (like Diwali).
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List of Share Market Holiday 2026
| Date | Day | NSE / BSE Holiday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | Maharashtra Municipal Polls | ||
| January 26, 2026 | Monday | Republic Day | ||
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| March 3, 2026 | Tuesday | Holi | ||
| March 26, 2026 | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami | ||
| March 31, 2026 | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti | ||
| April 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | ||
| April 14, 2026 | Tuesday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | ||
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Maharashtra Day | ||
| May 28, 2026 | Thursday | Bakri Eid | ||
| June 26, 2026 | Friday | Moharram | ||
| September 14, 2026 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | ||
| October 2, 2026 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | ||
| October 20, 2026 | Tuesday | Dussehra | ||
| November 10, 2026 | Tuesday | Diwali-Balipratipada | ||
| November 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev | ||
| December 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas | ||
List of Stock Market Holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2026 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) |
| August 15, 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| November 8, 2026 | Sunday | Diwali-Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat trading session) |
FAQs
There are 16 official trading holidays in 2026 when NSE and BSE remain closed on weekdays.
There are 245 active trading days in 2026 after excluding weekends and the 16 stock market holidays. These stock market holidays include both NSE holidays list, BSE holidays list, trading holidays list.
Muhurat Trading will be held on November 8, 2026, on the occasion of Diwali (Lakshmi Puja). The exact trading window is announced closer to the date by the exchanges.
The regular trading session for the Indian stock market runs from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM (IST) on trading days. A brief pre-open session is held before the market opens.
Unless there are any special trading sessions announced, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are closed on Saturday and Sunday. Trading operations are conducted from Monday to Friday. However, on certain stock market holidays, announced on NSE holidays and BSE holidays, trading is closed.
Stock markets in India generally close for trading at 3.30 pm every Monday to Friday.
The trading hours of the Indian stock market are from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays from Monday to Friday. However, markets remain closed on stock market holidays, announced on NSE holidays and BSE holidays.
Stock markets are closed on weekends i.e. on Saturdays and Sundays, so that traders can relax and take care of their maintenance and administrative responsibilities. This is however, not the case in case of special trading sessions in case of Diwali Muhurat Trading day or Budget 2026.
The Stock Exchanges only run on weekdays, Monday to Friday; and they are closed on Saturdays and Sundays unless there are any scheduled special trading sessions. Markets are also closed on certain weekdays, which fall on stock market holidays, as announced on NSE holidays and BSE holidays.