Stock Market Holidays October 2026 will include 11 days when trading on BSE and NSE is closed, combining two weekday festival holidays with regular Saturday and Sunday closures.
Investors should check these dates while planning trades and portfolio activity.
Stock Market Holidays October 2026
The first weekday market holiday in October will be October 2, Friday, when the exchanges will remain closed for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
The second weekday holiday will fall on October 20, Tuesday, for Dussehra.
Along with these two holidays, the markets will also remain closed on October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 because these dates fall on Saturdays and Sundays.
This takes the total October closure count to 11 days.
October Trading Schedule for Investors
The October holiday pattern means investors will have fewer regular trading sessions during the month.
BSE and NSE normally operate from Monday to Friday, while weekends are regular market holidays.
The October 2 holiday covers the exchange’s listed trading segments.
On October 20, however, the commodity derivatives and electronic gold receipts segments have a different schedule, with evening trading continuing after the morning holiday.
Investors should therefore check the applicable exchange schedule before placing trades around a holiday, particularly when dealing with segments that follow different trading hours.
What Happens After October
The exchange calendar shows further weekday holidays later in 2026. BSE and NSE are scheduled to remain closed on November 10 for Diwali-Balipratipada, November 24 for Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev, and December 25 for Christmas.
November 8, which falls on a Sunday, is also listed as a trading holiday for Diwali Laxmi Pujan. Muhurat Trading is scheduled for that day, with the timings to be announced separately by the exchange.
Why the October Holiday List Matters
For investors and traders, knowing the market holiday calendar can help with planning orders, settlements and trading activity around non-trading days.
Stock prices and other market-linked assets can still be affected by developments when Indian exchanges are closed, depending on the asset and external markets.
The Stock Market Holidays October 2026 schedule is therefore relevant for anyone planning equity or other exchange-based transactions during the month.
