The calendar features two shortened weeks, with next holidays being Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. The following week will have only three trading sessions, resulting in a long weekend. Markets will remain closed on Tuesday, March 31, for Shri Mahavir Jayanti, and again on Friday, April 3, for Good Friday.
Is MCX open?India’s largest commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), will remain shut for trading in the first session (9 am to 5 pm). Trading will resume in the evening session between 5 pm and 11:30 pm.MCX’s yearly calendar announces 16 trading holidays in 2026, during which the exchange will observe partial or full closures. The next holiday this month will be on March 31, 2026, for Shri Mahavir Jayanti. However, the market will be closed in the morning session only and will resume trading in the evening session.
The largest agri-commodity bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), will remain closed in both sessions.Stock market holidays in 2026In total, there are 16 stock market holidays scheduled for 2026, of which three have already passed. After today and the two next week, trading will be suspended on 10 more occasions over the remaining nine months.Following Good Friday, the next holiday in April will be on April 14 for Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti, followed by Maharashtra Day on May 1 and Bakri Id on May 28.
In the second half of the year, trading will be suspended on Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. These will be followed by Dussehra on October 20, Diwali Balipratipada on November 10 and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24. The final market holiday for 2026 will be Christmas on December 25.
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