Stock Market Holidays in August 2026: Full List of NSE and BSE Closures
Indian stock exchanges (NSE and BSE) will see uninterrupted weekday trading in August 2026, with no weekday holiday closures. Independence Day on August 15 falls on a Saturday. Markets will be closed across five weekends (10 days total). A clearing and settlement holiday is scheduled for Id-E-Milad on Wednesday, August 26.
Mumbai, July 29: Indian stock exchanges will witness a full month of uninterrupted weekday trading in August 2026. According to the official holiday calendars published by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), there are no scheduled weekday trading halts during the month.
The month's sole national public holiday, Independence Day on August 15, coincides with a Saturday. Consequently, equity and derivative market trading will observe standard weekend operational schedules, alongside one scheduled clearing and settlement holiday later in the month. Bank Holidays List August 2026: RBI Holiday Calendar With Dates for Weekend Offs.
Weekend Market Closures in August 2026
Both the BSE and NSE remain closed for normal trading on all Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. August 2026 comprises five weekends, accounting for ten non-trading days.
Saturdays (Market Closed)
- August 1, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 8, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 15, 2026: Independence Day / Regular weekend holiday.
- August 22, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 29, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
Sundays (Market Closed)
- August 2, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 9, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 16, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 23, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
- August 30, 2026: Regular weekend holiday.
Weekday Trading and Settlement Schedule
With Independence Day falling on a Saturday, equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives segments will operate across all 21 weekdays in August 2026.
However, market participants should note a specific clearing schedule variance mid-month:
- August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) – Id-E-Milad (Eid Milad Un Nabi): While equity trading remain fully operational during standard market hours, August 26 is designated as a clearing/settlement holiday. On settlement holidays, trading takes place normally, but fund and security pay-in/pay-out settlements are shifted to the following working day.
Exchange Operational Hours and Context
For all active trading sessions in August, standard trading hours will apply across the BSE and NSE:
- Pre-Open Session: 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM IST
- Normal Trading Session: 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM IST
- Closing Session: 3:40 PM to 4:00 PM IST
Investors executing trades around the August 26 settlement holiday should account for T+1 settlement roll-overs, as trades executed on Tuesday, August 25, and Wednesday, August 26, will undergo clearing adjustments due to bank settlement closures. Normal market operations will resume fully across all segments on Thursday, August 27.
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