The festive season has brought changes to the regular trading schedule, with Indian stock exchanges observing holidays around Diwali. After a special Muhurat Trading session on Sunday and a regular trading session on Monday, investors may be looking to resume trading on Tuesday, November 10.According to the 2026 holiday calendar of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), will remain closed on account of Diwali-Balipratipada. The holiday applies to the equity, equity derivatives and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments, among other market segments.Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday, recovering after marginally slipping in the special Muhurat trading session on Sunday. The Sensex rose 107.25 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 81,106.65, while the Nifty gained 58.25 points, or 0.23 per cent, to reclaim the 25,000 mark at 25,044.65. Buying in banking and financial stocks, along with a decline in crude oil prices, supported the benchmarks, although losses in IT and metal shares capped gains. Brent crude fell 1.04 per cent to $97.46 per barrel.Also read: Are banks open or closed on November 10, 2026? Check state-wise list
Are NSE and BSE closed?
Yes. Both the NSE and BSE will remain closed on Tuesday, November 10, for Diwali-Balipratipada.Trading will remain suspended across the equity, equity derivatives and SLB segments. The capital market, derivatives market, electronic gold receipts (EGR) and debt market will also remain closed.The exchanges will resume normal trading on Wednesday, November 11, with the regular equity market session scheduled from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm.Meanwhile, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will remain closed during the morning session, from 9 am to 5 pm. However, trading will resume in the evening session from 5 pm to 11:30 pm.The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), meanwhile, will remain closed for the entire day.The exchanges have declared November 10 a trading holiday on account of Diwali-Balipratipada, also known as Bali Pratipada. The festival is observed on the day after Diwali and marks the annual return of King Mahabali to his kingdom, according to Hindu mythology.The holiday follows the special Muhurat Trading session held on Sunday, November 8, to mark the beginning of Samvat 2083, the Hindu financial year. The exchanges subsequently conducted a regular trading session on Monday, November 9.After the November 10 closure, the next scheduled trading holiday for the NSE and BSE is November 24, Tuesday, on account of Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev.The exchanges will also remain closed on December 25 for Christmas, according to their 2026 holiday calendars, apart from the regular weekend holidays.
