Stock market holiday today: Are NSE, BSE and MCX open or closed on May 1 for Maharashtra Day and Labour Day? Check now

Domestic stock exchanges NSE and BSE will be shut for trading today due to Maharashtra Day holiday. 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.

Meanwhile, the largest agricultural bourse the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) will also be closed in both sessions. Trading will resume on Wednesday, April 15.

Many global exchanges are also shut on account of International Labour Day. In Asia, markets in China, Singapore and Hong Kong will be closed while European markets like France, Germany and Spain are also closed.


Meanwhile, stock markets in the UK and US are open and will resume trading at their usual time.

2026 holiday list
The next market holiday will fall on May 28 on account of Bakri Eid.

The second half of the year includes Muharram on June 26, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. Dussehra falls on October 20, followed by Diwali Balipratipada on November 10 and Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 24. The final trading holiday of the year will be Christmas on December 25.

The small surprise in the circular is that there is no mention of holiday for Diwali as it is falling on a weekend (Sunday). The Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026 and the timings of Muhurat Trading will be notified subsequently.

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

In the holiday calendar released last year, the exchanges initially announced 15 trading holidays but later added January 15 as an additional holiday due to the Mumbai BMC elections. After this, the domestic markets were closed on January 26 for Republic Day.

Indian markets observed holidays on three occasions in March - first for Holi (March 3) and then for Shri Ram Navami (March 26) and Shri Mahavir Jayanti (March 31).

In April, they were closed on the 3rd and 14th for Good Friday and Dr. Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Jayanti holidays.

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