Stock Market Holidays 2026 India: NSE Equity and Commodity Calendar

In plain words

A trading holiday is a weekday when the exchange stays shut, so you cannot place or square off trades. NSE announces the list for the full year in advance, and knowing it saves you from planning an exit on a day the market is closed.

NSE equity trading holidays 2026

These are the weekday holidays for the equities segment, as listed by NSE.

Last updated: 13 October 2026. NSE can revise the list, so check the official NSE holidays page before you plan around a date.

Holidays that fall on a weekend

These four fall on a Saturday or Sunday, so no trading day is lost.

Diwali Muhurat trading on 8 November 2026

NSE says 8 November 2026 is a trading holiday for Diwali Laxmi Pujan, and that Muhurat Trading will be held that day. As of the NSE page I checked on 13 October 2026, the timings were still to be notified through a circular.

NSE commodity derivatives holidays 2026

This table is for NSE’s commodity derivatives segment, which has two sessions: morning (9 AM to 5 PM) and evening (5 PM to 11:30 or 11:55 PM). If you trade commodities on another exchange, check that exchange’s own calendar.

Weekend holidays are not listed here because commodity markets are shut on Saturdays and Sundays anyway. The Muhurat note for 8 November 2026 applies to this segment too.

Market timings

Equities

Equity derivatives

The pre-open session is the same as equities. The regular session runs from 9:15 AM to 3:40 PM. The set-up cut-off for position limit and collateral value, and the trade modification and exercise end time, are both 4:15 PM.

Commodity derivatives

The normal market runs from 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM. For internationally referenced non-agri commodities, NSE lists a trade end time of 11:30 PM or 11:55 PM depending on US daylight saving time.

How many trading days does 2026 have?

2026 has 261 weekdays (Monday to Friday). Subtract the 16 weekday equity holidays and you get 245 regular trading days. The weekend holidays change nothing, since those days were already closed. The Muhurat session is a special case and is not counted here.

7 stretches of three or more closed days in a row appear in the list:24–26 Jan, 3–5 Apr, 1–3 May, 26–28 Jun, 12–14 Sept, 2–4 Oct, 25–27 Dec.

Common mistakes

• Assuming every segment shares one holiday list. Equities and commodity derivatives differ, as the two tables above show.
• Treating a trading holiday and a clearing holiday as the same thing. NSE publishes them as separate lists, so check the clearing tab if settlement matters to you.
• Planning a stop-loss or exit around a long weekend without remembering that you cannot act while the market is closed.
• Reading the Diwali note as “Muhurat is at its usual time”. NSE says the timings are notified later by circular.
• Using a list from a blog or a broker app without checking NSE. Lists get revised.

Where to verify

Open the NSE holidays page, pick the product (Equities, Commodity Derivatives and so on) and the year, then compare with the tables above. Use the Trading Holidays and Clearing Holidays tabs as needed.