The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE will remain closed on March 3 to mark Holi, according to the NSE's official holiday list. It will be the first stock market holiday in March, excluding Sunday. Holi will be followed by holidays for Shri Ram Navami and Shri Mahavir Jayanti. Trading in equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives and electronic gold receipts (EGR) will remain suspended on these days. The stock market remains closed on all Saturdays and Sundays.
Stock Market Holidays In 2026
The stock market holiday calendar 2026 includes a total of 16 trading holidays, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, as per the NSE. Here is the full list of upcoming market holidays this year:
- March 3: Holi (Tuesday)
- March 26: Shri Ram Navami (Thursday)
- March 31: Shri Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday)
- April 3: Good Friday (Friday)
- April 14: Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti (Tuesday)
- May 1: Maharashtra Day (Friday)
- May 28: Bakri Id (Thursday)
- June 26: Muharram (Friday)
- Sept. 14: Ganesh Chaturthi (Monday)
- Oct. 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (Friday)
- Oct. 20: Dussehra (Tuesday)
- Nov. 10: Diwali-Balipratipada (Tuesday)
- Nov. 24: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (Tuesday)
- Dec. 25: Christmas (Friday)
Stock markets will remain open for a special session on Nov. 8, though it falls on a Sunday. A special 'Muhurat Trading' session will be held on this day due to Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Timings for the Muhurat trading session will be notified by the BSE and NSE separately ahead of Diwali.
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Regular Stock Market Operations
Trading on the equities segment happens on all days of the week (other than Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are given below:
A) Pre-open session
Order entry and modification Open: 9:00 a.m.
Order entry and modification Close: 9:08 a.m.
[With random closure in the last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after the close of pre-open order entry.]
B) Regular trading session
Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 9:15 a.m.
Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 3:30 p.m.
C) Closing Session
The Closing Session is held between 3:40 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
D) Block Deal Session Timings
Morning Window: This window shall operate between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 2:05 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.
The Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above-scheduled holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The Exchange may also extend, advance, or reduce trading hours when it deems fit and necessary.
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