Stock market holiday for Holi 2026: Will NSE, BSE remain closed on March 3 or 4?

Stock market holiday: Many investors are unsure whether the stock market will shut down on March 3 or March 4 for Holi. According to the Exchange's list of holidays, Dalal Street will remain closed on March 3 and not March 4 for the festival of coulours, giving traders and investors an early break in the week. Trading in the equities segment takes place on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and exchange-declared holidays.

The pre-open session runs from 09:00 hrs to 09:08 hrs for order entry and modification, with random closure in the last one minute, after which pre-open order matching begins. The regular trading session for the normal and limited physical market is held from 09:15 hrs to 15:30 hrs. The closing session takes place between 15:40 hrs and 16:00 hrs. Meanwhile, the block deal session operates in two windows — the morning window from 08:45 AM to 09:00 AM and the afternoon window from 02:05 PM to 02:20 PM.Upcoming holidays in 2026