NSE reference calendar · 2026

NSE market & clearing calendar 2026

In short

The NSE capital market is closed on 16 weekdays in 2026. That is on top of every Saturday and Sunday. The equity and equity-derivative segments follow the same list. The exchange also held 2 session or sessions outside Monday to Friday. Each one ran under its own circular. A further 1 trade dates settle away from the normal rolling cycle. Each row below names the circular it came from.

Source: NSE Capital Market circular NSE/CMTR/71775 (12 Dec 2025), with addendum NSE/CMTR/72260 (12 Jan 2026). Last checked on 2026-09-07.

The whole 2026 capital-market year, in one place. It groups every trading holiday by the month it falls in. It also carries the sessions the exchange held outside Monday to Friday. The settlements that move because of them are here too. The equity and equity-derivative (F&O) segments follow the same trading-holiday list. All dates are in IST.

Next NSE market holiday: Diwali-Balipratipada — Tue, 10 Nov, 2026. Equity trading is closed that day.

Looking for the plain list? NSE market holidays 2026 shows the same closures as one flat table. It adds a countdown to the next closed day, and a live check of whether the market is open right now. It also lists the year's long weekends. The monthly calendar also records special sessions and settlement exceptions.

Trading holidays by month (16)

Grouped by the month each closure falls in. In 2026 the NSE capital market does not trade at all on 16 weekdays. That is on top of every Saturday and Sunday.

Each file lists the circular for every date and the day the list was last checked.

NSE capital-market days on which the exchange is closed in 2026, month by month.
Date	Day	Holiday	Source
January 2026 · 2 closed
Thu, 15 Jan, 2026	Thursday	Municipal Corporation General Elections	NSE/CMTR/72260
Mon, 26 Jan, 2026	Monday	Republic Day	NSE/CMTR/71775
March 2026 · 3 closed
Tue, 3 Mar, 2026	Tuesday	Holi	NSE/CMTR/71775
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026	Thursday	Shri Ram Navami	NSE/CMTR/71775
Tue, 31 Mar, 2026	Tuesday	Shri Mahavir Jayanti	NSE/CMTR/71775
April 2026 · 2 closed
Fri, 3 Apr, 2026	Friday	Good Friday	NSE/CMTR/71775
Tue, 14 Apr, 2026	Tuesday	Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti	NSE/CMTR/71775
May 2026 · 2 closed
Fri, 1 May, 2026	Friday	Maharashtra Day	NSE/CMTR/71775
Thu, 28 May, 2026	Thursday	Bakri Id	NSE/CMTR/71775
June 2026 · 1 closed
Fri, 26 Jun, 2026	Friday	Muharram	NSE/CMTR/71775
September 2026 · 1 closed
Mon, 14 Sept, 2026	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi	NSE/CMTR/71775
October 2026 · 2 closed
Fri, 2 Oct, 2026	Friday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	NSE/CMTR/71775
Tue, 20 Oct, 2026	Tuesday	Dussehra	NSE/CMTR/71775
November 2026 · 2 closed
Tue, 10 Nov, 2026	Tuesday	Diwali-Balipratipada	NSE/CMTR/71775
Tue, 24 Nov, 2026	Tuesday	Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev	NSE/CMTR/71775
December 2026 · 1 closed
Fri, 25 Dec, 2026	Friday	Christmas	NSE/CMTR/71775

Special sessions (2)

Sometimes the exchange publishes a session outside the normal Monday-to-Friday schedule. That circular's own timing then applies. This is how a Sunday can be a trading day. It is also why the weekend rule is a default rather than an absolute.

Sessions outside the normal Monday–Friday schedule in 2026.
Date	Session	Status	Timing (IST)	Source
Sun, 1 Feb, 2026	Special live trading sessionNSE conducted a live Sunday session. Always check the exact circular before relying on it.	Open	Normal market 09:15–15:30	NSE/CMTR/72349
Sun, 8 Nov, 2026	Diwali Muhurat trading sessionDiwali Muhurat trading. Every trade made in it creates settlement obligations, like a normal trade.	Open	14:05–16:00Pre-open order entry: market and limit orders 14:05–14:10 · Pre-open order entry: limit orders only 14:10–14:15 · Pre-open order matching and trade confirmation 14:15–14:17 · Pre-open buffer 14:17–14:20 · Continuous trading for closing-auction (CAS) stocks 14:20–15:15 · Continuous trading for other stocks (non-CAS) 14:20–15:30 · Closing auction: reference price and change-over 15:15–15:20 · Closing auction order entry: market and limit orders 15:20–15:25 · Closing auction order entry: limit orders only 15:25–15:30 · Closing auction matching and trade confirmation 15:30–15:35 · Closing auction change-over to post-close 15:35–15:50 · Post-close session 15:50–16:00	NSE/CMTR/76941

Separate NSE circulars confirm special and weekend sessions. Verify the exact circular before relying on the timing.

Weekend dates of note (4)

Holidays the calendar names that land on a Saturday or a Sunday. They sit apart from the month tables above for one reason. The market is already shut on those days, so they take away no trading session that would otherwise have existed.

Holidays and the Muhurat session that fall on a weekend in 2026.
Date	Day	Occasion
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026	Sunday	Mahashivratri
Sat, 21 Mar, 2026	Saturday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
Sat, 15 Aug, 2026	Saturday	Independence Day
Sun, 8 Nov, 2026	Sunday	Diwali Laxmi Pujan

Settlement exceptions (1)

A trading holiday and a settlement holiday are different things. This is where the two meet. It lists a trade date whose settlement the clearing corporation has published as moving away from the normal rolling cycle.

Dates whose settlement shifts away from the normal rolling cycle.
Trade date	Cycle	Settles on	Reason	Source
Wed, 14 Jan, 2026	T+1	Fri, 16 Jan, 2026	15 Jan 2026 became a trading and settlement holiday, so trades from 14 Jan settle on 16 Jan.	NCL/CMPT/72278

For any other trade date, the settlement date calculator applies the rolling rule. It counts settlement days. It steps over the closures listed above and NSE Clearing's settlement holidays too.

Indicative information only. Verify against the current official exchange or clearing-corporation circular and your broker or depository records before acting.

NSE market calendar 2026 FAQ

Is the Indian stock market open this Friday?

Fridays are otherwise regular trading days. Whether the NSE and BSE are open on a given Friday depends on one thing: whether that date falls on a published exchange trading holiday. You can confirm it by checking the date against the official NSE/BSE holiday calendar for the current year. The holidays page reflects that calendar. If the Friday is not listed as a holiday, the cash and F&O segments follow normal hours.

Is NSE open on weekends?

The NSE cash and equity derivatives (F&O) segments are closed on Saturdays and Sundays as a standard rule. Trading normally runs Monday through Friday, except on declared exchange holidays. Some exchanges occasionally run special weekend sessions, such as scheduled disaster-recovery or mock-trading sessions. These are announced separately and are not regular trading days.

What are the Muhurat trading timings for Diwali 2026?

NSE holds the Diwali Muhurat session on Sunday 8 November 2026. Its own circular, NSE/CMTR/76941 (19 October 2026), sets the time of every stage, from pre-open to post-close. The special sessions table on this page lists each time. The Muhurat guide explains them in simple words. These times are for NSE equity. F&O and BSE have their own notices.

When is the next NSE market holiday?

The next NSE market holiday is the nearest upcoming date on the exchange's official trading-holiday list. That list runs for the current calendar year. The holidays page lists these dates in order. The next closed day is the first one falling after today. Note that a holiday may apply to specific segments. The cash and derivatives segments and settlement holidays can differ.

Are NSE and BSE holidays the same?

For most trading holidays, the NSE and BSE publish identical dates. Both exchanges generally align their calendars for major national and festival holidays. Differences can occasionally appear in settlement holidays. They can also appear in segment-specific schedules such as currency or commodity trading. Checking each exchange's official calendar confirms whether a particular date applies to both.

Why is the stock market closed on some weekdays?

The NSE and BSE close on certain weekdays because those dates are listed as trading holidays. They cover national holidays and major festivals, as published in the annual exchange holiday list. These are scheduled in advance, separate from weekend closures. Unscheduled closures can also occur in rare cases. The exchanges announce those through official circulars.