Indian stock market exchanges NSE and BSE will remain closed on Thursday on the occasion of Ram Navami. Trading activities are likely to remain limited in the coming days, as the market will remain closed for two more days out of the next eight due to a series of holidays. There are two short weeks in the calendar, with the next holidays being Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. There will be only three trading sessions in the next week, which will make for a long weekend. The markets will remain closed on Tuesday, March 31 for Mahavir Jayanti and again on Friday, April 3 for Good Friday.
Is MCX open?
India’s largest commodity exchange, Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), will remain closed for trading in the first session (9 am to 5 pm). Trading will resume in the evening session between 5 pm and 11:30 pm. MCX’s annual calendar gives information about 16 trading holidays in 2026, during which the exchange will sometimes be completely and sometimes partially closed. The next holiday this month will be on March 31, 2026 for Shri Mahavir Jayanti. However, the market will remain closed only in the morning session and trading will resume in the evening session. The largest agri-commodity exchange, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) will remain closed in both sessions.
Stock market holidays in 2026
In total, 16 stock market holidays have been scheduled for 2026, three of which have already taken place. After two holidays today and next week, trading will be closed on 10 more occasions in the remaining nine months. After Good Friday, the next holiday in April will be for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti on 14 April, followed by Maharashtra Day on 1 May and Bakri Eid on 28 May.
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, there will be Dussehra on 20th October, Diwali Balipratipada on 10th November and Guru Nanak Jayanti on 24th November. The market’s last holiday for 2026 will be Christmas on December 25.
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