Bombay Stock Exchange, BSE Holidays

 

BSE or the Bombay Stock Exchange is the premier stock exchange operating in India.  The oldest stock exchange in Asia and the third biggest in the world, the BSE was established in 1875 by Premchand Roychand. The BSE is also the first stock exchange to be recognised in 1956, by the Indian government under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act. The exchange is the fastest in the world with a speed of 6 microseconds and is known for its efficient capital-raising platform. But before you trade on this exchange check out the list of BSE trading holidays.

 

BSE Offerings

BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, debt, and derivatives. Present in nearly 400 cities and towns, the BSE is the first exchange in India and the second in the world to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certification. It is also the first exchange in the country and second in the world to receive Information Security Management System Standard BS 7799-2-2002 certification for its BSE On-line Trading System (BOLT).

 

The exchange offers several attractive trading opportunities.

  • BSE also offers India’s largest SME platform with over 250 companies listed on it. It also offers the country’s largest online mutual fund platforms that process over 27 lakh transactions per month while adding almost 2 lakh new SIPs every month.
  •  The BSE also offers trading in commodity derivatives including gold and silver.
  • Another attractive offering of the BSE is the BSE bond for the private placement of debt securities.  
  • BSE has also launched India INX, the country’s 1st International exchange in Ahmedabad.
  • All trades executed on the BSE trading platform are cleared by the Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the exchange. The subsidiary guarantees the settlement of all bonafide trades executed.

 

BSE’s equity Index- the S&P BSE Sensex is traded internationally on the EUREX and other leading exchanges of the BRCS Nations that include Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa.

 

The exchange generally works the whole week except Saturdays and Sundays. It also announces its BSE trading holidays list for which a separate circular is issued in advance.


Trading Members are hereby informed that the Exchange shall observe the following Trading Holidays during the Calendar Year 2026 for the Equity and
Equity Derivatives Segments.

Sr.No. Holidays Date Day
1 Republic Day 26-Jan-26 Monday
2 Holi 3-Mar-26 Tuesday
3 Shri Ram Navami 26-Mar-26 Thursday
4 Shri Mahavir Jayanti 31-Mar-26 Tuesday
5 Good Friday 3-Apr-26 Friday
6 Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti 14-Apr-26 Tuesday
7 Maharashtra Day 1-May-26 Friday
8 Bakri Id 28-May-26 Thursday
9 Muharram 26-Jun-26 Friday
10 Ganesh Chaturthi 14-Sep-26 Monday
11 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 2-Oct-26 Friday
12 Dussehra 20-Oct-26 Tuesday
13 Diwali Balipratipada 10-Nov-26 Tuesday
14 Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev 24-Nov-26 Tuesday
15 Christmas 25-Dec-26 Friday

  Following Holidays are Falling on Saturday / Sunday

 

Sr.No. Holidays Date Day
1 Mahashivratri 15-Feb-26 Sunday
2 Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) 21-Mar-26 Saturday
3 Independence Day 15-Aug-26 Saturday
4 Diwali * Laxmi Pujan 8-Nov-26 Sunday

 

*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.

The Exchange may alter / change any of the above holidays, for which a separate circular shall be issued in advance.  

For and on behalf of BSE Ltd., 
Ketan Jantre Kaushal Mehta
Head-Trading Operations Vice President-Trading Operation

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