The country’s largest non-agricultural commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will also open at 9 am while the largest agricultural bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) will resume trading at 10 am.
Meanwhile, the currency market will remain shut today.
The equity markets were closed on March 3 for Holi and will be closed on two other occasions in this month. They will be closed on Thursday, March 26 for Shri Ram Navami and on Tuesday, March 31 for Shri Mahavir Jayanti.
Indian benchmark indices ended with sharp gains on Tuesday, recording their third successive positive closing. Action in auto, IT and consumer stocks lifted the mood with strong support from financials. The broader Nifty surged 196.65 points, or 0.83%, to close at 23,777.80, while the 30-share Sensex gained 567.99 points, or 0.83%, to settle at 76,704.13.
The fear index India VIX fell 5.5% in the previous session to settle at 18.72.2026 holiday listIn the holiday calendar released last year, the exchanges had initially announced 15 trading holidays but later added January 15 as an additional holiday on account of the Mumbai BMC elections. After this, the domestic markets were closed on January 26 on account of a Republic Day.The next holiday will fall on Friday, April 3 which will be a Good Friday. Markets will also be shut on Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, Maharashtra Day on May 1 and Bakri Id on May 28.
The second half of the year includes Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Dussehra falls on October 20, followed by Diwali Balipratipada on November 10 and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24. The final trading holiday of the year will be Christmas on December 25.
The small surprise in the circular is that there is no mention of holiday for Diwali as it is falling on a weekend (Sunday). The Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026 and the timings of Muhurat Trading will be notified subsequently.
The exchanges may alter any of the above holidays, for which a separate circular shall be issued in advance.
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