Summary of this article
India's stock markets will get a total of 15 days of holidays in 2026
March has the most number of holidays during the month, followed by April and May
India’s equity markets will be closed for 15 days in 2026, according to the scheduled holiday calendar released by the NSE and BSE.
Apart from these holidays during the week, there are also four additional holidays that fall on weekends, during which trading is usually closed. Mahashivratri, Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid), Independence Day, and Diwali Laxmi Pujan are the holidays that fall on weekends in 2026. These days fall on February 15, Sunday; March 21, Saturday; August 15, Saturday; and November 08, Sunday.
As per the calendar released by the exchanges, March has the highest number of market holidays, with three scheduled holidays when stock markets will remain closed. This is followed by April and May, each having two holidays during the month.
Holidays list
The following is the holiday list for 2026 (excluding weekend holidays), as released by the NSE.
January 26 - Monday: Republic Day
March 03 - Tuesday: Holi
March 26 – Thursday: Shri Ram Navami
March 31 – Tuesday: Shri Mahavir Jayanti
April 03 – Friday: Good Friday
April 14 – Tuesday: Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
May 01 – Friday: Maharashtra Day
May 28 – Thursday: Bakri Id
June 26 – Friday: Muharram
September – Monday: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 02 – 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
The exchanges also said that Muhurat trading, which happens on the day of Diwali Laxmi Pujan, will be open for trading on November 8, which falls on a Sunday. The exchanges will later notify the timings for Muhurat trading, when the market will be open.
Market Today
The BSE Sensex index ended broadly steady from the previous close at 84,675.08 after a choppy trading session. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 index also ended broadly steady at 25,938.85 today.
Market movement shows a mixed and cautious sentiment among investors, with thin trading volumes due to a holiday-truncated week. Selective sections of the market show strength, such as the metal sector, but broader weakness persists in most sectors, such as in defence, financials, technology, and consumer sectors. Investors did not show a risk-on sentiment and readjusted their positioning, while being selective near year-end and due to limited triggers in the near term.
