Holidays

Trading Holidays list for NSE, BSE, MCX & CDSL

Date & Day	Event	NSE	BSE	MCX (M)	MCX (E)	CDSL
01-01-2026 Thursday	New Year's Day	Open	Open	Open	Closed	Open
26-01-2026 Monday	Republic Day	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
03-03-2026 Tuesday	Holi	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
26-03-2026 Thursday	Shri Ram Navami	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
31-03-2026 Tuesday	Shri Mahavir Jayanti	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
03-04-2026 Friday	Good Friday	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
14-04-2026 Tuesday	BabaSaheb Ambedkar Jayanti	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
01-05-2026 Friday	Maharashtra Day	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
28-05-2026 Thursday	Bakri Id	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
26-06-2026 Friday	Muharram	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
14-09-2026 Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
02-10-2026 Friday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
20-10-2026 Tuesday	Dussehra	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
10-11-2026 Tuesday	Diwali-Balipratipada	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
24-11-2026 Tuesday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed
25-12-2026 Friday	Christmas	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed

Settlement Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
19-02-2026	Thursday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti
01-04-2026	Wednesday	Annual Bank closing
27-08-2026	Thursday	Id-E-Milad

What is a settlement holiday?

Holidays falling in the Weekend

Date & Day	Event	NSE	BSE	MCX (M)	MCX (E)	CDSL
15-02-2026 Sunday	Mahashivratri	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
21-03-2026 Saturday	Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
15-08-2026 Saturday	Independence Day	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
08-11-2026 Sunday	Diwali Laxmi Pujan*	Closed*	Closed*	Closed*	Closed*	Closed

*November 08, 2026, Tuesday shall be a trading holiday on account of Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Muhurat Trading will be conducted on that day. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently through a circular.

Stock Market Timings

Closing Auction Session (CAS) Notice

With effect from August 3, 2026, the Stock Exchanges (NSE & BSE) are introducing the Closing Auction Session (CAS). The updated trading hours for the Cash and Derivative segments will be as follows:

Pre-open Session

Order entry & modification09:00 hrs to 09:08 hrs

This window is subject to a random closure within the last one minute, and pre-open order matching begins immediately after the order entry period closes.

Continuous Trading Session

Cash SegmentSecurities ineligible for CAS

09:15 hrs to 15:30 hrs

Cash SegmentSecurities eligible for CAS

09:15 hrs to 15:15 hrs

Equity Derivative Segment09:15 hrs to 15:40 hrs

Closing Auction Session (CAS)

w.e.f. 03 Aug 2026

Reference price calculationOrder entry not allowed

15:15 hrs to 15:20 hrs

Order entry / modification / cancellation

For both limit and market ordersNo trades are executed

15:20 hrs to 15:25 hrs

Order entry / modification / cancellation

Only for limit ordersNo trades are executedSubject to a system-driven random closure within the last two minutes.

15:25 hrs to 15:30 hrs

Order matching & trade confirmation

15:30 hrs to 15:35 hrs

The CAS will be introduced in a phased manner, with stocks that have derivative contracts available on any exchange being made eligible first.

Post Closing Session

Trading Window15:50 hrs to 16:00 hrs

Block Deal Session

Morning Window08:45 AM to 09:00 AM

Afternoon Window14:05 hrs to 14:20 hrs

Note:

The Exchange reserves the right to close the market on days other than the scheduled holidays, or to open it on days originally declared as holidays. It may also extend, advance, or reduce trading hours as it deems fit and necessary.