Share Market Holiday: Is the share market open or closed today, check whether there will be trading on NSE-BSE or not?
New Delhi. Share Market Holiday: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and other local body elections in Maharashtra are on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
A big question has arisen in front of such traders that whether the stock market will be open on the day of voting, will there be trading on NSE-BSE or not? Let us know.
Will there be trading on NSE-BSE on January 15, 2026 or not?
In view of the Municipal Corporation elections in Maharashtra, both BSE and NSE have changed their calendar, due to which the Indian stock markets will remain closed for trading on January 15. That means there will be no trading on NSE-BSE.
BSE and NSE had announced that trading in equity and equity derivatives segments will remain closed on Thursday, January 15 due to municipal elections in Maharashtra. Additionally, currency markets will also remain closed, while trading in the commodity derivatives segment will take place in the evening session.
Earlier it was marked as a settlement holiday, but now it will be a complete trading holiday. According to the official notification issued from the exchanges, there will be no activity in the equity segment, equity derivatives and electronic gold receipts (EGRs) during normal market hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
NSE-BSE gave information in circular
NSE had issued a circular announcing the withdrawal of the previous settlement schedule due to the trading holiday. The Clearing Corporation has confirmed that there will be no trading or settlement for T+1 and T+0.
While equity and equity derivatives segments will remain completely closed, commodity markets will operate partially. BSE has informed that the morning session will remain suspended, but the evening session of the commodity derivatives segment will run normally, giving traders some time to participate.
When will the market remain closed in 2026?
According to the stock market holiday calendar, the exchanges will be closed for a total of 16 days (Share Market Holiday) in 2026. The first holiday will be tomorrow, January 15, followed by another holiday this month for Republic Day on January 26.
The highest number of holidays in this month are in March, followed by two holidays each in April, May, October and November. Additionally, four stock market holidays are falling on the weekend, including Mahashivratri, Ramzan Eid, Independence Day and Diwali Lakshmi Puja.
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