Archive · 3 Sep 2026
NSE, BSE To Remain Open Despite Janmashtami Holiday
Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.
The stock exchanges in India will not close for this festival according to the cited 2026 holiday calendar.
This means people can trade shares and equity derivatives on the NSE and BSE during normal hours.
Commodity trading on the MCX is also described as continuing normally.
The article says September has no scheduled market holidays before September 14.
Ganesh Chaturthi is listed as the next trading holiday.
The Sensex and Nifty also moved higher in early trading on Thursday.
However, the article contains different dates for the trading day and the MCX schedule.
India’s NSE and BSE will remain open for equity and equity-derivatives trading on Friday, September 3, despite Janmashtami.
The 2026 holiday calendar reportedly does not list Janmashtami as a trading holiday for the NSE or BSE.
The MCX is also described as operating normally, although the article separately refers to August 28 for commodity trading.
The article says September has no scheduled trading holidays before Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, 2026.
Sensex and Nifty rose in early Thursday trading, supported by banking stocks and positive global market trends.
- Who
- The National Stock Exchange of India, BSE Limited, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India, and investors.
- What
- The NSE and BSE are scheduled to remain open for normal equity and equity-derivatives trading during Janmashtami.
- When
- The article identifies Friday, September 3, as the trading day and lists the 2026 holiday calendar; it also separately mentions August 28 for MCX trading.
- Where
- India’s NSE, BSE, and MCX markets.
- Why
- Janmashtami is reportedly not included in the 2026 trading-holiday calendar for the relevant market segments.
- NSE and BSE status
- Open for equity and equity-derivatives trading.
- Festival
- Krishna Janmashtami, also called Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami.
- Cited trading date
- Friday, September 3.
- MCX status
- Agricultural and non-agricultural commodity trading is described as operating normally in morning and evening sessions.
- Next listed holiday
- Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, 2026.
- September schedule
- The article says there are no scheduled trading holidays in September before Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Early market move
- The Sensex rose 334.16 points to 76,904.51, while the Nifty gained 95.45 points to 24,009.90 in morning trading.
- Date discrepancy
- The article refers to September 3 for equity trading but separately cites August 28 for MCX trading.