Stock Market Holiday 2026: Are NSE, BSE closed on April 14 for Ambedkar Jayanti? Check market closing dates list

Indian stock markets are set for a holiday-shortened next week, with both the NSE and BSE scheduled to remain closed on Tuesday, April 14, on account of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. Last week, the Indian stock market was closed for two days on Good Friday and Mahavir Jayanti.

Stock market holidays in 2026

In total, there are 16 stock market holidays scheduled for 2026, of which 6 have already passed. After next week’s holiday, trading will be suspended on 9 more occasions over the remaining nine months.

Following Ambedkar Jayanti, the next market holiday will fall on Maharashtra Day on May 1 and Bakri Id on May 28.

In the second half of the year, trading will be suspended on Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. These will be followed by Dussehra on October 20, Diwali Balipratipada on November 10 and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24. The final market holiday for 2026 will be Christmas on December 25.

Will MCX be open?

India's largest commodity exchange, the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), will remain closed for the morning and will resume trading in the evening session on Ambedkar Jayanti.

MCX's yearly calendar announces 16 trading holidays in 2026, during which the exchange will observe partial or full closures.

The largest agri-commodity bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), will also remain closed in both sessions.

In 2026, four major holidays fall on weekends and therefore will not lead to market closures. These include Mahashivratri on February 15 and Eid-Ul-Fitr on March 21, both of which have already passed, along with Independence Day on August 15 and Diwali Laxmi Pujan on November 8.

Diwali Laxmi Pujan will fall on a Sunday, with exchanges set to hold the customary Muhurat Trading session on November 8. The exact timings for the special one-hour session will be announced closer to the date. Independence Day, on the other hand, falls on a Saturday.

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