Stock Market Holidays 2026: NSE Trading To Remain Closed For 15 Days Next Year

NSE Holiday List 2026: Even as the year 2025 is coming to an end and the new year 2026 is going to start in a few days, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has released its holiday calendar for the upcoming

year. According to the NSE holiday list 2026, the stock market will remain closed for 15 days during the year.

According to the NSE’s Trading Holidays for the Calendar Year 2026, the first holiday will be on January 26 (Republic Day), and the last holiday will be on December 25 (Christmas) for the year.

Sr. No.	Date	Day	Holiday Description
1	January 26, 2026	Monday	Republic Day
2	March 03, 2026	Tuesday	Holi
3	March 26, 2026	Thursday	Shri Ram Navami
4	March 31, 2026	Tuesday	Shri Mahavir Jayanti
5	April 03, 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6	April 14, 2026	Tuesday	Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
7	May 01, 2026	Friday	Maharashtra Day
8	May 28, 2026	Thursday	Bakri Id
9	July 21, 2026	Tuesday	Muharram
10	September 14, 2026	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi
11	October 02, 2026	Friday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
12	October 20, 2026	Tuesday	Dussehra
13	November 10, 2026	Tuesday	Diwali-Balipratipada
14	November 24, 2026	Tuesday	Prakash Gurpurab Sri Guru Nanak Dev
15	December 25, 2026	Friday	Christmas

Apart from these holidays, the stock market remains closed on all Saturdays and Sundays.

Stock Market Timing

The timing of the stock market will remain the same, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. From 9:00 am to 9:15 am, the market witnesses a pre-market session. The active trading takes place between 9:15 and 3:30 pm.

Market This Year

The stock market this year has seen high volatility amid geopolitical tensions, tariff war, and global economic headwinds. The NSE Nifty fell to a 52-week low of 21,743.65 in April, before staging a recovery and hitting its all-time high of 26,325.8 in November. Currently, 58 stocks are trading at their 52-week high levels.

The domestic equity market saw heavy FPI sell-offs, which put pressure on the stock and currency market. The rupee has declined below the 90 mark to its all-time low.

Experts say markets are likely to trade with heightened sensitivity to macroeconomic data and policy signals, with volatility remaining elevated as investors reassess global growth prospects, inflation dynamics, and interest-rate expectations, a shift that is also expected to have a significant impact on currency markets.