📅 NSE Trading Holidays 2026 Official

Equity • F&O • SLB 19 holidays (incl. weekends) as per NSE circular

📋 Weekday holidays

market closed 15 holidays
Jan 26, 2026Monday🇮🇳 Republic Day
Mar 03, 2026Tuesday🎨 Holi
Mar 26, 2026Thursday🕉️ Shri Ram Navami
Mar 31, 2026Tuesday🕊️ Shri Mahavir Jayanti
Apr 03, 2026Friday✝️ Good Friday
Apr 14, 2026Tuesday⚖️ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti
May 01, 2026Friday🌹 Maharashtra Day
May 28, 2026Thursday🐑 Bakri Id
Jun 26, 2026Friday🌙 Muharram
Sep 14, 2026Monday🐘 Ganesh Chaturthi
Oct 02, 2026Friday🕊️ Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 20, 2026Tuesday🏹 Dussehra
Nov 10, 2026Tuesday🪔 Diwali – Balipratipada
Nov 24, 2026Tuesday📿 Guru Nanak Jayanti
Dec 25, 2026Friday🎄 Christmas

📅 Weekend holidays

Sat / Sun 4 holidays
Feb 15, 2026 Sunday weekend 🔱 Mahashivratri
Mar 21, 2026 Saturday weekend 🌙 Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
Aug 15, 2026 Saturday weekend 🇮🇳 Independence Day
Nov 08, 2026 Sunday weekend 🪔 Diwali Laxmi Pujan (Muhurat Trading*)
🪔 Muhurat Trading on Nov 08, 2026 (Diwali Laxmi Pujan) — timing to be notified by NSE. | Holidays subject to official NSE circular updates. ⬤ total 19 holidays
Source: NSE official holiday list 2026  ·  verified with circular

NSE Trading on the equities segment takes place Monday to Friday on the week
(except holidays declared by the Exchange in advance, See above list).

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.

Note:

  • The NSE Stock Exchange may, however, close the market on days other than the above schedule holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The NSE Stock Exchange may also extend, advance or reduce trading hours when its deems fit and necessary.