News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian stock market today, 3 March 2026 It is completely closed on the occasion of ‘Holi’. However, many investors on social media are surprised that when colorful Holi is to be celebrated tomorrow (Wednesday) in most places, why is the holiday given today? Behind this are religious calculations and the annual calendar decided in advance by the exchange.
1. Why holiday only today (3 March)? (The Real Reason)
Stock market holidays are decided at the beginning of the year on the basis of Hindu Lunar Calendar and ‘dates’.
Importance of Holika Dahan: traditionally, March 3 ‘Holika Dahan’ (Small Holi) is being celebrated in the evening. The exchanges have chosen this day as an official holiday.
Effect of lunar eclipse: On March 3 this year Lunar Eclipse Due to this, there was disagreement in many areas regarding the dates of the festival, due to which Holi of colors is being celebrated publicly on March 4. But NSE/BSE has not made any changes in its pre-announced calendar (Holidays 2026).
2. Which segments are closed? (Segments Closed)
Today there will be halt in all the main segments of the stock market:
Equity (Cash): Buying and selling of shares will not be possible today.
Derivatives (F&O): Futures and options deals of Nifty and Bank Nifty will remain closed.
Currency: There will be no trading in the currency market (Forex) also.
Settlement: Today is also ‘Settlement Holiday’, which means funds or share credit for trades done on March 2 will take place tomorrow.
3. Commodity Market (MCX) Timings
The holiday on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) is only half a day:
Morning session: Closed 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Evening Session: Evening 5:00 PM to 11:30 PM Trading will start till. That means commodity traders will be able to trade in the evening.
4. What will happen tomorrow (4th March)? (Market Status on March 4)
Tomorrow when the whole country will be celebrating Holi of colors, then the stock market remain open.
General Trading: The market will function normally from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm on Wednesday, March 4.
Traders demand: Many traders on social media (X) had demanded that the holiday be shifted to March 4, but the exchanges have decided to stick to the old schedule.
5. Current Market Situation: Monday’s ‘Crash’ (Market Recap)
Today’s holiday is also a kind of ‘break’ for investors, because yesterday (2 March) a huge fall was seen in the market:
sky fall: Sensex due to increasing tension in the Middle East (Khamenei’s death and Israel-Iran conflict) 1048 points and nifty 312 points It had rolled down and closed.
Global signal: The movement of global markets (US and Asia) during today’s holiday will decide the opening of the Indian market tomorrow on Wednesday.
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