The stock market remains closed every Saturday and Sunday.
There is big news for people trading and investing in the stock market. Although usually the market remains closed on Sundays, but this time, despite February 1, 2026 being a Sunday, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have decided that on the budget day, the market will remain open for trading like other days. This is because on this day Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget. Both BSE and NSE issued separate circulars today informing that there will be a live trading session on the budget day. Trading timings will remain the same as normal days.
The pre-open market will be open from 9 am to 9:08 am, while normal trading will run from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm. BSE said in its circular, trading members should note that T+0 settlement session and auction session for settlement default will not be held on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Apart from the equity segment, there will also be trading in F&O (derivatives) and commodity derivatives.
Market remains closed on Sunday
Generally the stock market remains closed every Saturday and Sunday except on some public holidays. This will probably be the first time in recent times that Dalal Street will get a working Sunday. This will also be the first time since 2000 that the Union Budget will be presented in Parliament on Sunday. Earlier in 2025, Nirmala Sitharaman had presented the budget on Saturday, whereas in 2015, Arun Jaitley had presented the budget on Saturday, 28 February 2015.
stock market holidays
Apart from weekends, there are a total of 16 public holidays on BSE and NSE, including last Thursday’s holiday due to Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections. 26th January will be the second market holiday of this month. Major holidays in the first part of the year include Holi on 3 March, Ram Navami on 26 March, Mahavir Jayanti on 31 March and Good Friday on 3 April. Apart from this, markets will also remain closed on Ambedkar Jayanti on 14th April, Maharashtra Day on 1st May and Bakrid on 28th May.
Market will remain closed on this day also
In the second part of the year, trading will remain closed on Muharram on 26th June, Ganesh Chaturthi on 14th September and Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October. After this, markets will also remain closed on Dussehra on 20th October, Diwali Balipratipada on 10th November and Guru Nanak Jayanti on 24th November. The last market holiday of the year 2026 will be on Christmas Day, December 25.