Equity and financial derivatives traders across Dalal Street are looking at an extended three-day weekend next week, as the premier bourses of the country—the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)—will remain completely shut on Friday, October 2, 2026, in observance of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. All trading operations across cash equities, equity derivatives, and currency segments will be suspended throughout the national holiday. Combined with the routine weekend market closure on Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4, regular stock market operations will officially restart on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Closure: Equity and F&O Trading Halted on October 2
According to the official list of scheduled trading holidays published by the stock exchanges:
Complete Equity Segment Freeze: Both the BSE and NSE will observe a full trading holiday on Friday, October 2, 2026, marking the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
Suspension Across Derivative Segments: Regular trading operations across the Equity Cash segment, Equity Futures & Options (F&O), and Currency Derivatives will remain fully suspended for the entirety of the session.
Reopening on October 5: With markets routinely closed over the weekend on October 3 and October 4, active trading desks will resume regular market hours starting at 9:15 AM on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Commodity Derivatives and Electronic Gold Receipts: Evening Session Timings
While equity trading remains shut all day, commodity platforms will observe split-session operations:
Morning Session Suspended: On Friday, October 2, trading across the Commodity Derivatives segment and the initial morning phase of the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) segment will remain closed between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Evening Session Resumption: Commodity markets and select gold receipt segments will open for their scheduled evening session at 5:00 PM on October 2, allowing investors to participate in global commodity price movements until the regular late-night closing bell.
Second October Holiday: Dussehra and Complete List of Remaining Market Holidays in 2026
Apart from the Gandhi Jayanti closure, stock market participants should take note of several upcoming mid-week holidays across the remainder of the calendar year:
Dussehra Holiday in October: Trading will pause again later in the month on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, on account of Vijayadashami (Dussehra).
Diwali-Balipratipada: Bourses will observe a holiday on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, for Diwali-Balipratipada (following the customary evening Muhurat Trading window).
Prakash Guruparva: Exchanges will remain closed on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, marking the sacred Prakash Guruparva of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Christmas Day: The final scheduled trading holiday of the calendar year falls on Friday, December 25, 2026, on the occasion of Christmas.