Holiday Calendar for Equity and F&O Segments
S.no
Holiday
Date
Day
1
Republic Day
Janauary 26, 2026
Monday
2
Holi
March 3, 2026
Tuesday
3
Shri Ram Navami
March 26, 2026
Thursday
4
Shri Mahavir Jayanti
March 31, 2026
Tuesday
5
Good Friday
April 3, 2026
Friday
6
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 14, 2026
Tuesday
7
Maharashtra Day
May 1, 2026
Friday
8
Bakri Id
May 28, 2026
Thursday
9
Ganesh Chaturthi
September 14, 2026
Monday
10
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 2, 2026
Friday
11
Dussehra
October 20, 2026
Tuesday
12
Diwali-Balipratipada
November 11, 2026
Tuesday
13
Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
November 24, 2026
Tuesday
14
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Friday
Holidays falling on Weekends
S.no
Holiday
Date
Day
1
Mahashivratri
February 15, 2026
Sunday
2
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
March 21, 2026
Saturday
3
Independence Day
August 15, 2026
Saturday
4
Diwali Laxmi Pujan
November 8, 2026
Sunday
Settlement Holidays for Equity and F&O Segments
S.no
Holiday
Date
Day
1
New year
January 1, 2026
Wednesday
2
Maha Shivratri
February 26, 2026
Wednesday
3
Holi
March 14, 2026
Friday
4
Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
March 31, 2026
Monday
5
Shri Mahavir Jayanti
April 10, 2026
Thursday
6
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April 14, 2026
Monday
7
Good Friday
April 18, 2026
Friday
8
Maharashtra Day
May 1, 2026
Thursday
9
Independence Day
August 15, 2026
Friday
10
Ganesh Chaturthi
August 27, 2026
Wednesday
11
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra
October 2, 2026
Thursday
12
Diwali Laxmi Pujan
October 21, 2026
Tuesday
13
Diwali-Balipratipada
October 22, 2026
Wednesday
14
Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
November 5, 2026
Wednesday
15
Christmas
December 25, 2026
Thursday
MCX Holidays 2026
S.no
Holiday
Date
Day
Morning Session
Evening Session
1
New Year Day
January 1, 2026
Thursday
Open
Closed
2
Republic Day
January 26, 2026
Monday
Closed
Closed
3
Holi
March 3, 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
4
Good Friday
April 3, 2026
Friday
Closed
Closed
5
Maharashtra Day
May 1, 2026
Friday
Closed
Open
6
Bakra Eid
May 28, 2026
Thursday
Closed
Open
7
Ganesh Chaturthi
September 14, 2026
Monday
Closed
Closed
8
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 2, 2026
Thursday
Closed
Closed
9
Diwali Balipratipada
November 10, 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
10
Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 24, 2026
Tuesday
Closed
Open
11
Christmas
December 25, 2026
Friday
Closed
Closed
Holidays falling on Weekends
S.no
Holiday
Date
Day
1
Bakra Eid
June 7, 2026
Saturday
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