Kamal Ghorui
Stock market holiday: Holi is just on the horizon and investors are confused about whether stock market will remain closed on March 3 or on March 4. According to the Exchange’s list of holidays, Dalal Street will remain closed on March 3 and not March 4, on the occasion of Holi, giving traders and investors a break. Trading in the equities segment takes place on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and exchange-declared holidays. The pre-open session runs from 09:00 hrs to 09:08 hrs for order entry and modification, with random closure in the last one minute, after which pre-open order matching begins. The regular trading session for the normal and limited physical market is held from 09:15 hrs to 15:30 hrs. The closing session takes place between 15:40 hrs and 16:00 hrs. Meanwhile, the block deal session operates in two windows — the morning window from 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM and the afternoon window from 02:05 PM to 02:20 PM.Upcoming holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami |
| March 31 | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| March 21 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 14 | Monday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| May 1 | Thursday | Maharashtra Day |
| May 28 | Wednesday | Bakri Id |
| June 26 | Friday | Muharram |
| September 14 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| October 2 | Thursday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| October 20 | Monday | Dussehra |
| November 10 | Monday | Diwali Balipratipada |
| November 24 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| December 25 | Thursday | Christmas |
