Last Updated on Dec 30, 2025 by Aishika Banerjee
The NSE released its 2026 trading holiday calendar. The exchange will close for 15 full weekdays across Equity, Futures & Options (F&O), and Currency Derivatives segments. These closures affect your trading strategies and settlement timelines in ways you need to plan for. This guide walks through the complete 2026 schedule, shows you which holidays fall on weekends versus weekdays, and explains exactly how each closure impacts your investments and trades.
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Complete List of NSE Holidays in 2026
For participants in the Equity Cash, Equity Derivatives (F&O), and Currency Derivatives segments, these 15 Indian stock exchange holidays represent a complete market halt.
| S. No. | Date | Day | Holiday Name |
| 1 | 26th January | Monday | Republic Day |
| 2 | 3rd March | Tuesday | Holi |
| 3 | 26th March | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 4 | 31st March | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| 5 | 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | 14th April | Tuesday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 7 | 1st May | Friday | Maharashtra Day |
| 8 | 28th May | Thursday | Bakri Id (Eid-Ul-Adha) |
| 9 | 26th June | Friday | Muharram |
| 10 | 14th September | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 11 | 2nd October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 | 20th October | Tuesday | Dussehra |
| 13 | 10th November | Tuesday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
| 14 | 24th November | Tuesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev |
| 15 | 25th December | Friday | Christmas |
List of Non-Closures – NSE Holidays on Weekends in 2026
These four major festivals on the list of NSE holidays 2026 fall outside the trading week and require no additional action or National Stock Exchange holidays, except for one auspicious evening:
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Strategic Note |
| 15th February | Sunday | Mahashivratri | Standard weekend closure. |
| 21st March | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | Standard weekend closure. |
| 15th August | Saturday | Independence Day | Standard weekend closure. |
| 8th November | Sunday | Diwali-Laxmi Pujan | The date for the annual Muhurat Trading session. |
Commodity Derivatives Session Schedule
The Commodity Derivatives Segment (CDS), trading assets like Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil, has a unique holiday structure. Since these markets are driven by global flows, they often stay partially open on Indian festivals and NSE India holidays to allow domestic traders to react to international price movements.
Regular Session Timings
| Session Status | Time |
| Morning Session | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Evening Session | 5:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:55 PM |
Full Day Closures (Both Sessions Closed)
These 4 stock market India holidays see a complete shutdown of all commodity trading activity.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 26th January | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2nd October | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas |
Partial Closures: When Trading Resumes at 5:00 PM
These 11 share market India holidays are crucial for commodity traders. The Morning Session will be closed, but the market reopens for the high-liquidity Evening Session.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Session Status |
| 3rd March | Tuesday | Holi | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 26th March | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 31st March | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 1st May | Friday | Maharashtra Day | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 28th May | Thursday | Bakri Id (Eid-Ul-Adha) | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 26th June | Friday | Muharram | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 14th September | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 20th October | Tuesday | Dussehra | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 10th November | Tuesday | Diwali – Balipratipada | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
| 24th November | Tuesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev | Morning Closed / Evening Open |
Disclaimer: The specific session-wise schedule for the Commodity Derivatives Segment is based on historical market practice for domestic festivals. This schedule is not detailed in the general NSE Equity holiday circular with the NSE market holidays and will be formally verified via a separate exchange circular later in the year.
The Strategic Impact of NSE Holidays 2026
NSE trading holidays aren’t just time off—they throw wrenches into your trading plans and directly affect your capital access and risk management.
Cash Flow Gets Messy with T+1 Settlement Delays
India runs on a T+1 settlement cycle. When you sell shares, you get the money the next working day. When you buy, the shares show up in your demat account the next working day.
Indian stock exchange holidays push back the entire T+1 timeline. Sell shares on Thursday before a Friday holiday (like 2nd October or 25th December)? Your money won’t arrive on Friday—it’ll land in your account on Monday instead.
Check the calendar before you execute any trade where you need the funds quickly. This matters most if you’re doing Buy Today, Sell Tomorrow (BTST) trades or need liquidity in your brokerage account before a long weekend hits.
F&O Expiry Dates Move When Holidays Strike
For anyone trading Futures & Options, Indian stock market holidays 2026 create the biggest headache when they force weekly or monthly expiry dates to shift.
Here’s the rule: contracts normally expire on Thursday. But when a trading holiday falls on that Thursday, the exchange pushes the expiry forward to the previous working day—Wednesday.
Look at the Indian stock market holidays falling on Thursday in 2026 (like 26th March and 28th May). Your contracts expire a full day earlier on Wednesday. You need to complete your hedges, rollovers, or squaring off positions 24 hours ahead of your usual schedule. Miss this, and you’re in trouble.
Muhurat Trading on 8th November 2026
The one-hour Muhurat Trading session marks the start of Samvat, the new financial year in the Hindu calendar. It’s mostly symbolic but carries cultural weight.
The session happens on Sunday, 8th November 2026, during Diwali’s Laxmi Pujan. Trading volumes stay low during this window. Many investors make token purchases of portfolio stocks or Gold ETFs because they consider the timing auspicious. The NSE will announce exact trading times closer to Diwali.
Conclusion
The 2026 NSE holiday calendar isn’t just a list of days off—it’s a risk management tool. You need to plan for approximately 15 weekday closures, anticipate T+1 settlement delays, and account for advanced F&O expiry dates. The Commodity market runs its own separate schedule, too. Investors seeking analytical support for these strategic adjustments can use the Tickertape Stock and Mutual Fund Screeners to run fundamental and technical analyses on stocks and mutual funds.
Frequently Asked Questions About NSE Holidays in 2025
1. Why do settlement holidays matter when they’re different from trading holidays?
Settlement holidays happen when banks close, but markets stay open. They delay the final delivery of your funds and shares. If a Settlement Holiday falls on T+1, your funds or shares take an extra day to reach your account. You need to know this upfront.
2. Can I still trade Indian ADRs/GDRs on foreign exchanges when NSE closes?
Yes. Indian ADRs (American Depository Receipts) and GDRs keep trading on foreign exchanges like the NYSE or the LSE even when the NSE shuts down for trading holidays 2026. But price discovery fragments across markets, which creates potential opening gaps when NSE trading resumes.
3. Which months in 2026 have the most market closures?
March 2026 hits hardest with three working-day National Stock Exchange holidays (Holi, Ram Navami, and Mahavir Jayanti). All three force full market closures. Plan your trades carefully for that month.
4. What’s the real difference between a weekday trading holiday and a weekend holiday like Independence Day?
A weekday trading holiday costs you a working day for settlement and expiry calculations. When a holiday like Independence Day falls on a weekend, it’s already non-working, so it doesn’t affect your trading or settlement calendar at all.
5. Can I check my portfolio and place mutual fund orders when markets close?
You can check portfolio values in your broker’s app anytime. But fresh equity mutual fund transactions placed on a holiday won’t process until the next working day, using that day’s closing NAV (Net Asset Value).
6. Why does low volume during Muhurat Trading matter?
Low volume on 8th November means small trades can move prices more than usual. Most people use this session for buying symbolic tokens rather than entering large strategic positions.
7. When does the Commodity Derivatives segment shut down completely?
The Commodity Derivatives segment (MCX/CDS) only closes both sessions on National Holidays—Republic Day, Good Friday, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, and Christmas. Most major religious festivals still allow partial trading.
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