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Market reference

Dates, market hours and contract sizes, each with the exchange document it comes from.

In short

This page answers when and how much. It shows holidays, trading hours and lot sizes from exchange documents. It does not predict prices or suggest trades.

Market calendar

This month's exchange dates. A marked day shows what is different about it.

October 2026

  1. Thu, 1 Oct, 2026
  2. Fri, 2 Oct, 2026: Market closed (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti)
  3. Sat, 3 Oct, 2026
  4. Sun, 4 Oct, 2026
  5. Mon, 5 Oct, 2026
  6. Tue, 6 Oct, 2026
  7. Wed, 7 Oct, 2026
  8. Thu, 8 Oct, 2026
  9. Fri, 9 Oct, 2026
  10. Sat, 10 Oct, 2026
  11. Sun, 11 Oct, 2026
  12. Mon, 12 Oct, 2026
  13. Tue, 13 Oct, 2026
  14. Wed, 14 Oct, 2026
  15. Thu, 15 Oct, 2026
  16. Fri, 16 Oct, 2026
  17. Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
  18. Sun, 18 Oct, 2026
  19. Mon, 19 Oct, 2026
  20. Tue, 20 Oct, 2026: Market closed (Dussehra)
  21. Wed, 21 Oct, 2026
  22. Thu, 22 Oct, 2026
  23. Fri, 23 Oct, 2026
  24. Sat, 24 Oct, 2026
  25. Sun, 25 Oct, 2026
  26. Mon, 26 Oct, 2026
  27. Tue, 27 Oct, 2026
  28. Wed, 28 Oct, 2026
  29. Thu, 29 Oct, 2026
  30. Fri, 30 Oct, 2026
  31. Sat, 31 Oct, 2026
H
Market closed
W
Holiday on a weekend
S
Special session
P
Session, time not announced yet

Marked dates this month

  • Fri, 2 Oct, 2026 — Market closed: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
  • Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 — Market closed: Dussehra

Next market holidays

  • Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 — Dussehra (NSE/CMTR/71775)
  • Tue, 10 Nov, 2026 — Diwali-Balipratipada (NSE/CMTR/71775)
  • Tue, 24 Nov, 2026 — Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (NSE/CMTR/71775)

Expiry days are not shown here. The exchange sets them in separate circulars.

Checked against the exchange circular on Mon, 7 Sept, 2026.

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Market hours

A normal trading day, in IST. These timings apply from Mon, 7 Sept, 2026.

SessionTime (IST)Orders match as they arrive?
Pre-open auction09:00–09:10No
Continuous trading, all segments09:15–15:15Yes
Closing auction (stocks with F&O)15:15–15:35No
Continuous trading (stocks without F&O)15:15–15:30Yes
Continuous trading (F&O)15:15–15:40Yes
Post-close session15:50–16:00No

Checked against the exchange circulars on Fri, 4 Sept, 2026.

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Contract sizes

A lot is the fixed number of units in one derivatives contract. These are index contracts.

IndexExchangeLot size (units)In force from
NIFTYNSE65Tue, 28 Oct, 2025
BANKNIFTYNSE30Tue, 28 Oct, 2025
FINNIFTYNSE60Tue, 28 Oct, 2025
MIDCPNIFTYNSE120Tue, 28 Oct, 2025
NIFTYNXT50NSE25Tue, 28 Oct, 2025
SENSEXBSE20Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

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Sources

Every number above comes from one of these documents. Check the original when a date matters.

Downloads

Files you can keep. Each one carries its sources inside.

  • Holiday calendar for your calendar app

    Covers
    2026
    Data last checked
    Mon, 7 Sept, 2026
    File type
    iCalendar (.ics)
    Size
    18.4 KB
    Download

  • Holiday list as a data file

    Covers
    2026
    Data last checked
    Mon, 7 Sept, 2026
    File type
    Data file
    Size
    11.6 KB
    Download

  • Lot sizes as a data file

    Covers
    NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, NIFTYNXT50, SENSEX
    Data last checked
    Fri, 4 Sept, 2026
    File type
    Data file
    Size
    7.3 KB
    Download

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The exchange holiday list

Start with the holiday list: every date there carries its circular.

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