The stock market will remain closed for four days next week, including two public holiday and regular weekend closures. As per the holiday calendar released by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), the bourse will remain closed for Mahavir Jayanti on Tuesday, March 31 and for Good Friday on Friday, April 3. On these days, trading in equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives, along with electronic gold receipts (EGR) will remain suspended.
Apart from March 31 and April 3, the stock market will remain closed on April 4 and April 5.
Stock Market Holidays In 2026
Apart from the Saturdays and Sundays, the holiday calendar for the stock market in India this year includes a total of 16 trading holidays, as per the official calendar of the NSE.
Here's the complete list of upcoming market holidays for this year:
- 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)
- September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi (Monday)
- October 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (Friday)
- October 20: Dussehra (Tuesday)
- November 10: Diwali-Balipratipada (Tuesday)
- November 24: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (Tuesday)
- December 25: Christmas (Friday)
The stock market is set to remain open for a special session on Sunday, November 8. On this day, a special 'Muhurat Trading' session will take place to mark 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 takes place on all days of the week, other than Saturdays and Sundays, as well as the holidays declared by the Exchange in advance. 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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