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BSE, NSE open on Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan
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: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): livemint.com (neutral report), livemint.com (2) (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
