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Stock markets open on Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan 2026
Stock markets open on Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan 2026
Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE will remain open for regular trading on August 26 and August 28, 2026, despite Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan. Neither festival is on the 2026 trading…
Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE will remain open for regular trading on August 26 and August 28, 2026, despite Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan. Neither festival is on the 2026 trading holiday calendar for the equity and derivatives segments, according to livemint.com. However, August 26 will be a settlement holiday, meaning trades will settle on August 27 instead.
Trading on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will also run as normal on both days, with morning and evening sessions open. The next scheduled trading holiday for all exchanges is Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14. Other 2026 holidays include Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Diwali-Balipratipada, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and Christmas.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both sources from livemint.com provide near-identical straight reporting of the 2026 trading holiday calendar, confirming that BSE, NSE, and MCX will operate on Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan. There is no divergence in stance: neither source criticises or praises the exchange decisions. The uniformity suggests the information is wire-level factual. The next concrete market event to watch is the September 14 Ganesh Chaturthi closure, followed by the Muhurat Trading session on November 8.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livemint.com (neutral report), livemint.com (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
