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NSE, BSE closed Aug 15 as Independence Day falls on weekend
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE will remain closed on Saturday, August 15, because Independence Day falls on a weekend this year. There is no additional weekday trading holiday for the…
The Story in Brief
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE will remain closed on Saturday, August 15, because Independence Day falls on a weekend this year. There is no additional weekday trading holiday for the occasion. August 2026 has ten non-trading days, all regular weekend closures, five Saturdays and five Sundays.
For the rest of 2026, six weekday market holidays remain: Ganesh Chaturthi (September 14), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Dussehra (October 20), Diwali-Balipratipada (November 10), Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (November 24), and Christmas (December 25). A special Sunday session for Diwali Muhurat Trading is scheduled on November 8. All trading segments, including equity derivatives and currency derivatives, will be suspended on these holidays, news.abplive.com reports.
The Indian Opinion
Some market watchers have turned this routine weekend closure into a complaint about 'lost trading days'. The facts are simple: August 2026 has ten non-trading days, all Saturdays and Sundays, exactly like every other month. No regulator cancelled a session. Six actual weekday holidays remain for the rest of the year. A better test of the exchanges' efficiency will come on November 8, when they hold a special Muhurat Trading session on a Sunday. Will volumes justify the exception?
Source: news.abplive.com
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