Mumbai: Indian stock markets will be closed on Tuesday on the occasion of Dussehra. Trading in key segments on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will not be available. Normal trading on both exchanges will resume from Wednesday.
Which segments on the NSE and BSE will not be open?
Equity, equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives will be closed on Tuesday due to the Dussehra holiday.
However, the commodity derivatives segment will have different timings. Morning trading will be closed from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, while trading will resume in the evening session. This session will run until 11:30 PM or 11:55 PM, depending on the contract.
MCX to open in the evening, NCDEX also closed
Trading will not be closed for the entire day on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX). Trading will be suspended from 9 am to 5 pm and will resume at 5 pm.
During this period, investors will be able to trade in commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, and base metals.
Trading will be closed on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) in both the morning and evening sessions on the occasion of Dussehra.
When are the next stock market holidays in 2026?
After the Dussehra holiday, there are three more regular trading holidays remaining in 2026, according to the NSE and BSE calendars:
– November 10, Tuesday: Diwali-Balipratipada
– November 24, Tuesday: Prakash Guruparva Shri Guru Nanak Dev
– December 25, Friday: Christmas
In addition, a special Muhurat trading session will be held on November 8, 2026, to celebrate Diwali Lakshmi Puja. Its timing will be announced later.
Stock market closed with a decline on Monday
Major Indian stock market indices closed with a decline in Monday’s trading session ahead of the Dussehra holiday. Selling pressure was seen in banking and information technology (IT) stocks.
The BSE Sensex fell more than 850 points, or nearly 1 percent, to close at 73,852.90. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty fell 257.20 points, or 1.11 percent, to 22,888.95.