Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty will remain closed today, April 14, 2026, on account of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. According to the BSE and NSE holiday calendars, the stock markets will be closed on April 14 in observance of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. There will be no trading today. Trading will resume on Wednesday, April 15. According to the information available on the official website, equity derivatives and currency segments of the market will also remain closed on April 14. However, trading in commodity derivatives will be closed only in the morning session and will reopen in the evening session. On regular trading days, equity markets operate on weekdays, with trading taking place between 9:15 am and 3:30 pm.
MCX to resume trading in the evening session
The country’s largest non-agricultural commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), will be closed in the morning session but will resume trading in the evening session between 5 pm and 11:30 pm. The largest agricultural exchange, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), will also be closed in both sessions.
Stock Market Holidays in 2026
As per the holiday calendar on the NSE website, there are 16 stock market holidays in 2026.
| Sr. No | Date | Day | Description |
| 1 | 15-Jan-2026 | Thursday | Municipal Corporation Election – Maharashtra |
| 2 | 26-Jan-2026 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 3 | 03-Mar-2026 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 4 | 26-Mar-2026 | Thursday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 5 | 31-Mar-2026 | Tuesday | Shri Mahavir Jayanti |
| 6 | 03-Apr-2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 7 | 14-Apr-2026 | Tuesday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 8 | 01-May-2026 | Friday | Maharashtra Day |
| 9 | 28-May-2026 | Thursday | Bakri Id |
| 10 | 26-Jun-2026 | Friday | Muharram |
| 11 | 14-Sep-2026 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 12 | 02-Oct-2026 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 13 | 20-Oct-2026 | Tuesday | Dussehra |
| 14 | 10-Nov-2026 | Tuesday | Diwali-Balipratipada |
| 15 | 24-Nov-2026 | Tuesday | Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev |
| 16 | 25-Dec-2026 | Friday | Christmas |
Banks holiday
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s list of holidays, banks will be closed in many parts of the country today for Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Maha Vishuva Sankranti, Bihu Festival, Tamil New Year’s Day, Bohag Bihu, Cheiraoba and Baisakhi. However, in some cities, they will function as usual.
Major cities where banks will remain closed on April 14 include Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Ranchi, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
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