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NSE market calendar 2026

Every NSE equity holiday in 2026, plus all weekends. On these days the exchange is shut: no trades, no settlement, no expiry.

NSE equity segment trading holidays for 2026: date, day of week, and holiday name.
DateDayHoliday
15 January 2026ThursdayMaharashtra Municipal Elections
26 January 2026MondayRepublic Day
3 March 2026TuesdayHoli
26 March 2026ThursdayShri Ram Navami
31 March 2026TuesdayShri Mahavir Jayanti
3 April 2026FridayGood Friday
14 April 2026TuesdayDr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
1 May 2026FridayMaharashtra Day
28 May 2026ThursdayBakri Id
26 June 2026FridayMuharram
14 September 2026MondayGanesh Chaturthi
2 October 2026FridayMahatma Gandhi Jayanti
20 October 2026TuesdayDussehra
10 November 2026TuesdayDiwali Balipratipada
24 November 2026TuesdayPrakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
25 December 2026FridayChristmas

A few notes:

  • NSE is closed every Saturday and Sunday in addition to the listed holidays.
  • Holidays that fall on a weekend are not listed separately. The exchange is already shut, and NSE omits them from its circular for the same reason.
  • Muhurat trading: Sunday 8 Nov 2026. Stocks (cash market) 2:20 PM to 3:30 PM, F&O 2:20 PM to 3:40 PM. Pre-open from 2:05 PM. Trades settle like a normal day. Source: NSE/CMTR/76941, NSE/FAOP/76940.
  • Moon-sighting holidays (Bakri Id, Muharram) can shift by a day if the sighting differs from the published circular. Confirm closer to the date.
  • Commodity (MCX) holidays differ slightly. This calendar is for the equity segment.

Important event dates

The scheduled days when Nifty tends to make its biggest moves: RBI policy, the Union Budget, US Fed decisions, US inflation data, India GDP and results from the heaviest Nifty stocks. Expect wider ranges and faster premium moves on these days. Size down or sit out if you are not trading the event on purpose.

Upcoming scheduled events that move the Nifty 50: date, event, timing in IST, and expected impact.
DateEventWhen (IST)Impact
10 November 2026TuesdayUS CPI inflation data19:00 IST, after market closeHigh
30 November 2026MondayIndia GDP, Q2 FY2026-27Evening, after market closeHigh
4 December 2026FridayRBI monetary policy decision10:00 IST, during market hoursVery high
9 December 2026WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decision + projections00:30 IST next day, Nifty reacts that sessionHigh
10 December 2026ThursdayUS CPI inflation data19:00 IST, after market closeHigh
7 January 2027ThursdayIndia GDP, first advance estimate FY2026-27Evening, after market closeHigh
27 January 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decisionTentative00:30 IST next day, Nifty reacts that sessionHigh
1 February 2027MondayUnion Budget 2027-28Expected, by convention11:00 IST, during market hoursVery high
5 February 2027FridayRBI monetary policy decision10:00 IST, during market hoursVery high
26 February 2027FridayIndia GDP, Q3 FY2026-27Evening, after market closeHigh
17 March 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decision + projectionsTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
28 April 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decisionTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
9 June 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decision + projectionsTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
28 July 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decisionTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
15 September 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decision + projectionsTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
27 October 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decisionTentative23:30 IST, Nifty reacts next sessionHigh
8 December 2027WednesdayUS Fed (FOMC) rate decision + projectionsTentative00:30 IST next day, Nifty reacts that sessionHigh

About these dates:

  • Dates come from the official schedules of RBI, the US Federal Reserve, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and MoSPI. Results dates come from each company's board-meeting notice to NSE. Rows marked tentative can still move.
  • Results are listed only for the biggest Nifty weights, and only once the company has announced the date. Banks often report on a Saturday, so Nifty reacts on Monday.
  • US Fed decisions land late at night in India, so Nifty reacts at the next morning's open, often with a gap.
  • Nifty weekly options expire every Tuesday, and the monthly contract on the last Tuesday of the month. Expiry days add their own volatility.
  • Seven states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat, are due to vote in 2027. Result days move the market, but the Election Commission has not announced dates yet. We add them when it does.

What has moved Nifty 2% or more in a day

Since 2016, most 2%+ days were not on any calendar: wars, global selloffs and the pandemic. Among scheduled events, election results and the Budget have done it most often. One company's results have done it once (HDFC Bank).

Triggers behind Nifty 50 moves of 2% or more in one session since 2016, with examples and daily move.
TriggerBiggest days
Election results and exit pollsScheduled
  • -5.9% 4 June 2024: Lok Sabha counting day, NDA short of exit polls
  • +3.7% 20 May 2019: Exit polls show a second Modi term
  • +2.1% 4 December 2023: BJP wins three of four state polls
Union BudgetScheduled
  • +4.7% 1 February 2021: No new Covid tax, insurance FDI raised
  • -2.5% 1 February 2020: Wider deficit, no relief on capital gains tax
  • -2.3% 2 February 2018: Long-term capital gains tax brought back
RBI policyScheduled
  • -2.7% 5 October 2018: Rate held when the market expected a hike
  • -2.3% 4 May 2022: Surprise hike at an unscheduled meeting
  • +2.1% 7 June 2024: GDP forecast raised to 7.2%
US inflation and the FedScheduled
  • -2.6% 13 June 2022: US CPI at a 40-year high of 8.6%
Heavyweight company resultsScheduled
  • -2.1% 17 January 2024: HDFC Bank falls 8% on weak margins
War and geopoliticsUnscheduled
  • -4.8% 24 February 2022: Russia invades Ukraine
  • +3.8% 12 May 2025: India-Pakistan ceasefire
  • +3.8% 8 April 2026: US-Iran ceasefire, crude falls
Global selloffs and policy surprisesUnscheduled
  • +5.3% 20 September 2019: Surprise corporate tax cut to 22%
  • -3.2% 7 April 2025: US "Liberation Day" tariffs
PandemicUnscheduled
  • -13.0% 23 March 2020: Covid-19 lockdowns

Moves are Nifty 50 close-to-close. Each day is traced to same-day market reports.

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