Domestic equity markets will remain open on Thursday, Feb. 19, but there will be no settlement-related activities due to a clearing holiday on account of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti.
All transactions in both cash and futures and options (F&O) on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE will be settled and reflected in the demat accounts of investors and traders on Feb. 20.
As per the NSE holiday calendar, Feb. 19 is a clearing holiday for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti.
A clearing holiday or settlement holiday is a day when stock markets remain open for trading, but settlements are paused due to the closure of banks and clearing houses. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is a public holiday in Maharashtra and banks will remain closed across the state on this day.
Settlements to be delayed
Stock exchanges usually declare clearing holidays due to bank holidays or state-specific public holidays. The closure of banks, the clearing corporation (NSE Clearing Ltd.) and the central depositories (NSDL and CDSL) due to public holidays impacts the settlement of stock transactions.
On a settlement holiday, investors and traders can buy and sell shares, but the transfer of funds and securities will be delayed to the next working day. For all transactions on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19, shares will not be delivered to demat accounts, and funds will not be deducted until the next working day. Settlement updates for transactions will be available on Feb. 20.
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Upcoming Stock Market Holidays
As per the NSE holiday calendar, there is no scheduled stock market holiday in February, except the settlement holiday on Feb. 19. So, there is no additional weekday holiday for the equity, derivatives, currency and commodity segments on the NSE, BSE and MCX this month.
The next stock market holiday will fall on Tuesday, March 3, for Holi, as per the NSE calendar. Here are the upcoming stock market holidays in 2026:
- March 6- Shri Ram Navami
- March 31- Shri Mahavir Jayanti
- April 3- Good Friday
- April 14- Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
- May 1- Maharashtra Day
- May 28- Bakri Id
- June 26- Muharram
- Sept. 14- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Oct. 2- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- Oct. 20- Dussehra
- Nov. 10- Diwali-Balipratipada
- Nov. 24- Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
- Dec. 25- Christmas
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