Market holiday calendar 2026
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has released its list of trading holidays for 2026. Stock markets will remain closed for a total of 15 holidays during the upcoming year, starting with Republic Day on January 26.
Notably, four holidays have fallen on Saturdays or Sundays, when markets generally remain closed.
Annual stock market holiday calendar for 2026:
Investors will see the most number of holidays in March, when markets will remain closed for a total of three days on account of Holi (March 3), Shri Ram Navami (March 26) and Shri Mahavir Jayanti (March 31). The months of February, July and August will see no effective market holidays, as some of the effective national holidays fall on the weekends, when markets anyway remain closed.
Check out the list of annual stock market holiday calendar for 2026:
LIST OF STOCK MARKET HOLIDAYS IN 2026 |
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| Sl. no. | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 26 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March 3 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 3 | March 26 | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 4 | March 31 | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| 5 | April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | April 14 | Tuesday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 7 | May 1 | Friday | Maharashtra Day |
| 8 | May 28 | Thursday | Bakri Id |
| 9 | June 26 | Friday | Muharram |
| 10 | September 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 11 | October 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 | October 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra |
| 13 | November 10 | Tuesday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
| 14 | November 24 | Tuesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev |
| 15 | December 25 | Friday | Christmas |
Market holidays falling on Saturday/Sunday:
NSE also listed out the holidays which are falling on Saturdays and Sundays:
STOCK MARKET HOLIDAYS FALLING ON WEENENDS |
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| Sl.no. | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | February 15 | Sunday | Mahashivratri |
| 2 | March 21 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 3 | August 15 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 4 | November 8 | Sunday | Diwali Laxmi Pujan |
When will Muhurat trading take place in 2026?
The stock exchange added that the muhurat trading session will be conducted on Sunday, November 8. The timings of the special session will be announced later.