Stock market holiday: The Indian stock market will remain closed for trading on Friday, May 1, on the account of Maharashtra Day. Thus, trading activity on both the major stock exchanges – Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) – will remain shut today.
Due to the stock market holiday today, trading will be suspended across the equity, derivatives, and SLB segments. Normal trading and market activity will resume on Monday, May 4.
The stock market holiday calendar on BSE and NSE mentions May 1 as a trading holiday for equity, derivatives and currency derivatives segments.
Commodity Markets
However, the commodity markets will only remain closed today for the morning session.
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will remain shut for trading in the morning session – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM – but will resume operations in the evening session from 5:00 PM to 11:55 PM.
Meanwhile, the country’s leading agri-commodity bourse, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), will remain shut for both the morning and evening sessions.
Global Markets Holiday
Most major stock markets across Asia are also closed today, May 1, on account of Labour Day. Markets in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Mauritius, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are shut.
In Europe, markets in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, among others will also have a stock market holiday today due to Labour Day.
Stock market holidays in 2026
There are nine more stock market holidays in 2026 in India. Along with Maharashtra Day today, the Indian stock market will have one more trading holiday this month — 28 May for Bakri Id.
The month of June will see one trading holiday. The Indian market will remain shut on June 26 for Muharram, while there are no stock market holidays scheduled in July and August. September and December will each see one holiday, whereas October and November are expected to have two trading holidays each.
The Indian stock market will observe trading holidays on September 14 for Ganesh Chaturthi, October 2 for Gandhi Jayanti, October 20 for Dussehra, November 10 for Diwali Balipratipada, and November 24 for Guru Nanak Jayanti. The last stock market holiday in 2026 will fall on December 25 for Christmas.
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