Overview
- The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange will be open for normal trading on Friday, August 28, and commodity platforms such as MCX and NCDEX will also operate on that day.
- Wednesday, August 26 is a settlement holiday for the equity market, meaning trading will continue but clearing and settlement of trades will be paused and currency markets will be closed that day.
- A settlement holiday delays movement of cash and securities through the clearing system so proceeds are not available immediately and positions cannot be reused until settlement resumes; exchanges note shares bought on August 25 or August 26 cannot be sold until the normal settlement cycle allows it.
- Investors are urged to check the exchanges' published 2026 calendars before transacting and to schedule withdrawals, margin activity and any settlement‑sensitive trades around the listed settlement and trading holidays.
- The exchanges' full 2026 calendar lists 16 official trading holidays, includes a Muhurat trading session for Diwali Laxmi Pujan on November 8, and market strategists continue to recommend tactical buying on dips as a possible response to near‑term volatility.