NSE Trading Holidays - 2026

 Planning your trading activities? Here’s the comprehensive list of NSE trading holidays for 2026:

Official Trading Holidays

Sr. No	Date	Day	Description
1	15-Jan-2026	Thursday	Municipal Corporation Election - Maharashtra
2	26-Jan-2026	Monday	Republic Day
3	03-Mar-2026	Tuesday	Holi
4	26-Mar-2026	Thursday	Shri Ram Navami
5	31-Mar-2026	Tuesday	Shri Mahavir Jayanti
6	03-Apr-2026	Friday	Good Friday
7	14-Apr-2026	Tuesday	Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
8	01-May-2026	Friday	Maharashtra Day
9	28-May-2026	Thursday	Bakri Id
10	26-Jun-2026	Friday	Muharram
11	14-Sep-2026	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi
12	02-Oct-2026	Friday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
13	20-Oct-2026	Tuesday	Dussehra
14	10-Nov-2026	Tuesday	Diwali-Balipratipada
15	24-Nov-2026	Tuesday	Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
16	25-Dec-2026	Friday	Christmas

Note: November 08, 2026, 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.

The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:

Sr. No	Date	Day	Description
1	15-Feb-2026	Sunday	Mahashivratri
2	21-Mar-2026	Saturday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
3	15-Aug-2026	Saturday	Independence Day
4	08-Nov-2026	Sunday	Diwali Laxmi Pujan*

Market Timings

Trading on the equities segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the equities segment are:

• A) Pre-open session
  Order entry & modification Open: 09:00 hrs
  Order entry & modification Close: 09:08 hrs*
  *with random closure in last one minute. Pre-open order matching starts immediately after close of pre-open order entry.
• B) Regular trading session
  Normal / Limited Physical Market Open: 09:15 hrs
  Normal / Limited Physical Market Close: 15:30 hrs
• C) Closing session
  The Closing session is held between 15.40 hrs and 16.00 hrs
• D) Block Deal session Timings:
  Morning Window: This window shall operate between 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM.
  Afternoon Window: This window shall operate between 02:05 PM to 2:20 PM.

For the most accurate and up-to-date information, always refer to the official NSE Holiday Calendar.

Happy trading!