Is stock market open today? NSE, BSE to remain closed for Holi 2026 on this date – Check full list of holidays

Indian benchmark indices, the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE), will remain closed for three days this month. These closings will be apart from weekly offs. However, investors want to know when the stock market will remain closed for Holi celebrations. While India will celebrate Holi on March 4 this year, the benchmark indices will remain open on Wednesday. 

When is the stock market closed for Holi?

Indian equity markets, BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India, will remain closed on March 3, 2026. According to information available on the official website of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), trading in equity, equity derivatives, and currency derivatives segments will remain suspended on March 3, 2026.

Investors must note that trading the Commodity Derivatives Segment and Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) Segment will also remain suspended during the morning session, i.e. from 9 am to 5 pm. However,  it will resume trading in the evening shift, i.e. from 5:00 pm to 11:55 pm and therefore traders will be able to execute buy or sell orders.

Stock Market Holidays in March 2026

Apart from Holi and regular weekly offs, markets will remain closed on two additional occasions this month, i.e. on March 26, 2026, for Shri Ram Navami and on March 31, 2026, for Shri Mahavir Jayanti

Stock Market Holidays in 2026

As per the holiday calendar available on the NSE website, here’s the list of remaining stock market holidays in 2026.

Bank Holiday 

According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar, banks are closed today, March 3, in many major cities across the country to celebrate Holi, Dol Jatra, Dhulandi, Holika Dahan and Attukal Pongala. Holi is celebrated on different days in different states. As Holi will be celebrated on March 4 in most parts of the country, banks will remain closed in several cities tomorrow as well.