# BSE, NSE open on Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan 2026-08-25T20:46:51+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports) Indian stock markets BSE, NSE, and MCX will operate normally on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, despite Eid Milad-un-Nabi. Trading in equities, derivatives, and commodities will run on regular timings, but settlements for equity trades will be deferred to Thursday, August 27. Raksha Bandhan on August 28 is also not a trading holiday. The next scheduled holiday for both stock and commodity exchanges is Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, September 14. Other 2026 trading holidays include Dussehra, Diwali-Balipratipada, and Christmas. A special Muhurat Trading session for Diwali will be held on November 8, 2026, with timings to be announced later by the exchanges. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three sources report identical facts: BSE, NSE, and MCX will trade normally on August 26 and 28, 2026, with Eid-e-Milad and Raksha Bandhan not listed as trading holidays. Settlement on August 26 is deferred to August 27. The next scheduled holiday is Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14. livemint.com leads twice, once with settlement details and once with the Raksha Bandhan angle, ndtvprofit.com gives a terse confirmation. No outlet adopts a critical or pro-government frame because the story involves routine market operations, not a policy debate. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The implication for traders is that August is a full trading month except weekends, and the Muhurat Trading session on November 8 warrants attention for special timings, to be announced separately. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - livemint.com (neutral report) Led with settlement deferral, including MCX timings and a market update on crude oil and volatility - livemint.com (2) (neutral report) Led with Raksha Bandhan angle, carried same facts plus Muhurat Trading mention and market context on oil prices - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Shortest version, only confirmed normal trading and settlement deferral, no additional context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T02:35:53+00:00. Tags: BSE, Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Ganesh Chaturthi, MCX, NSE, Raksha Bandhan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/stock-markets-open-on-eid-milad-un-nabi-and-raksha-bandhan-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/stock-markets-open-on-eid-milad-un-nabi-and-raksha-bandhan-2026/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/