Stock Market Holidays This Week: NSE, BSE To Remain Shut On May 28 For Bakri-Eid

Indian stock exchanges NSE and BSE will remain shut as a holiday for Bakri Eid, along with the regular weekend closure, according to the holiday calendar issued by the exchanges. Trading and settlement across securities on the domestic exchanges will be paused on May 28 for the festival.

Trading activity across equity, equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives and electronic gold receipts (EGR) segments will remain suspended on Thursday, May 28, 2026, on account of Bakri Id or Eid-ul-Adha. Markets will also remain closed on Saturday and Sunday as part of the routine weekend break. This will give traders and investors a shortened trading week between May 25 and May 31.

The National Stock Exchange’s holiday calendar for 2026 lists Bakri Id among the key market holidays for the year. Other scheduled trading holidays include Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, Dussehra on October 20, Diwali-Balipratipada on November 10, Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24 and Christmas on December 25.

Some holidays, such as Mahashivratri, Id-Ul-Fitr and Independence Day, fall on weekends in 2026 and therefore do not lead to additional weekday market closures.

The exchanges will, however, hold a special Muhurat Trading session on November 8, 2026, despite it falling on a Sunday. Muhurat Trading is conducted every year on the occasion of Diwali and is considered auspicious by many investors. The exact timing for the special one-hour session will be announced separately by the exchanges closer to the festival.

Indian equity markets operate from Monday to Friday, with normal trading hours between 9:15 am and 3:30 pm. Markets remain closed on Saturdays, Sundays and exchange-declared public holidays.

The upcoming closure comes at a time when benchmark domestic indices are witnessing cautious investor sentiment amid global uncertainty. Analysts expect trading volumes to remain relatively subdued ahead of the holiday.

On May 25, the Nifty 50 closed 1.3 per cent higher while the Sensex ended 1.4 per cent higher after crude oil prices dropped over 5 per cent on hopes of a resolution between the US and Iran. The Indian rupee also gained 0.5 per cent during the session due to the improved sentiment.