Overview
- India’s two main stock markets will be shut on Friday, June 26, as the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange observe Muharram and suspend equity trading for the day.
- Commodity platforms follow different hours on June 26 with the Multi‑Commodity Exchange suspending only the morning session and reopening for the evening session while the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange remains closed all day.
- The exchanges’ official 2026 holiday calendar lists 16 non‑trading days for the year and shows the next equity closure on September 14 for Ganesh Chaturthi, with further full‑day holidays on October 2, October 20, November 10, November 24 and December 25.
- Business Today reports that, excluding the Muharram holiday, the equity market will still be closed for six more sessions through the rest of 2026, a clustering that traders need to factor into position timing and settlement planning.
- Traders and investors face a long weekend with markets set to reopen on Monday, June 29, and recent session moves such as early gains in the Sensex and Nifty plus Brent crude trading below $75 helped frame market sentiment before the holiday.