The Indian stock markets are closed for trading on May 1, Friday, on account of Maharashtra Day. This year, the day also coincides with Buddha Purnimaor Buddha Jayanti.
The Sensex closed on Thursday for the week after falling more than 582 points to settle at 76,913.50, due to the surge in Brent crude prices. The Nifty also settled at 23,997.55, shedding at least 180 points.
On the first of May in 1960, the Bombay Reorganisation Act was enacted, creating two new states out of the erstwhile Bombay State. These were Maharashtra and Gujarat. The day is also celebrated as Gujarat Sthapana Divas.
May will have one more bourse holiday, on May 28, for Bakrid.
Indian bourses are closed on special days that are notified earlier by the exchanges.
List of remaining market holidays in 2026
Here is the list of upcoming holidays as notifiied by the NSE and the BSE:
May 012026 Friday:Maharashtra Day
May 282026 Thursday:Bakrid
Jun 262026 Friday: Muharram
Sep 142026 Monday: Ganesh Chaturthi
Oct 022026 Friday: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 202026 Tuesday: Dussehra
Nov 102026 Tuesday: Diwali-Balipratipada
Nov 242026 Tuesday: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
Dec 252026 Friday: Christmas
The following special days fall on Sundays this year, when the markets are anyway closed.
Aug 152026: Independence Day
Nov 082026: Diwali Laxmi Pujan
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