Stock Market Holiday 2026: Are NSE, BSE closed today on account of Diwali-Balipratipada? Check remaining holidays for the year

The BSE and NSE will remain closed on Tuesday, November 10, on account of Diwali-Balipratipada. The holiday follows Monday’s session, in which the Sensex and Nifty recovered from their early losses to finish in positive territory, extending the strong post-Diwali rally after a brief setback during the Muhurat Trading session.

The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange, will suspend trading during the morning session from 9 am to 5 pm on Tuesday. Trading will resume in the evening session from 5 pm to 11:30 pm, according to its website.

The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), meanwhile, will remain closed throughout the day.

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Muhurat Trading 2026: Markets end in the red

Indian equity markets held a special one-hour trading session on Sunday to mark the beginning of Samvat 2083, the new Hindu financial year. However, the Sensex and Nifty surrendered their initial gains and ended the session lower. This was the first time in nine years that both benchmark indices had closed in the red during Muhurat Trading.

The losses brought their six-session winning streak to an end. In the preceding week, the Sensex had surged 6,569 points, while the Nifty had climbed nearly 9%. The sharp rally added close to Rs 29 lakh crore to the combined market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies in just one week, taking it beyond the Rs 500 lakh crore mark.

The last instance of both benchmark indices ending Muhurat Trading in negative territory was in 2017, when the Sensex fell 0.6%. Both indices had also recorded marginal losses in 2016. Over the past 10 special Diwali trading sessions, the benchmarks have closed lower on only two occasions.Read more: Can Nifty hit 28,000 before 2028? Citi raises target, sees $12 billion inflows

Stock market holidays 2026: When will markets remain closed?

November 10 is a designated trading holiday for Diwali-Balipratipada. Celebrated on the fourth day of Diwali in several parts of the country, the festival marks the symbolic return of Asura king Bali to earth. It also signifies the beginning of the lunar fortnight.

After the November 10 holiday, the next scheduled closure for the BSE and NSE will be on November 24 for Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev. The exchanges will also remain shut on December 25 for Christmas.

Of the 16 stock market holidays scheduled for 2026, 13 have already been observed. The exchanges were closed twice in April, on April 3 for Good Friday and April 14 for Dr B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti.

Other holidays included May 1 for Maharashtra Day, May 28 for Bakri Id, June 26 for Muharram and September 14 for Ganesh Chaturthi. In October, trading was suspended on October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and October 20 for Dussehra.

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