Stock Market Holiday 2026: Are NSE, BSE closed on October 20 for Dussehra? Check remaining holidays for the year

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A total of 16 stock market holidays have been scheduled for 2026, out of which twelve have already passed. After the Dussehra holiday, trading will remain suspended on three more occasions over the remaining two months of the year.

After tomorrow’s closure, the next market holiday will be on Tuesday, November 10, for Diwali-Balipratipada.

The subsequent holidays are November 24 for Guru Nanak Jayanti and December 25 for Christmas, the last market holiday of 2026.

Will MCX be closed?

Multi Commodity Exchange of India will also remain closed during the morning session on October 20 but will resume trading in the evening session. According to MCX’s annual trading calendar, the exchange has 16 trading holidays in 2026, with either partial or full-day closures.

The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited will remain shut for both trading sessions on the same day.

Stock Market Holidays 2026

In 2026, four key holidays fall on weekends and therefore shall not lead to additional market closures. These include Mahashivratri on February 15 and Eid-Ul-Fitr on March 21, both of which have already passed, along with Independence Day on August 15 and Diwali Laxmi Pujan on November 8.

Diwali Laxmi Pujan will fall on a Sunday this year, though exchanges will conduct the customary Muhurat Trading session on November 8. The timings for the special one-hour session will be announced closer to the date. Independence Day, meanwhile, fell on a Saturday.

This year, Christmas falls on a Friday, making for a long weekend.