# NSE and BSE open for Raksha Bandhan and Eid-e-Milad 2026-08-23T12:46:28+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE will remain open for regular trading on August 26 (Eid-e-Milad) and August 28 (Raksha Bandhan). Neither exchange has declared these dates as trading holidays, according to their official calendars. Commodity trading on MCX will also be operational on Raksha Bandhan. While August 26 is not a trading holiday, ndtvprofit.com reports it is a settlement holiday. This means clearing of funds and securities will pause, delaying sale proceeds from trades executed on August 25 until August 27. Shares bought on August 25 can only be sold from August 27. The next scheduled market holiday is Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14. Five more holidays follow this year: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Dussehra (October 20), Diwali-Balipratipada (November 10), Prakash Gurpurab (November 24), and Christmas (December 25). A special Muhurat Trading session will be held on November 8. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both livemint.com and ndtvprofit.com confirm Indian stock markets remain open for regular trading on their respective festivals, Raksha Bandhan (August 28) and Eid-e-Milad (August 26). The coverage is uniform straight reporting from both outlets, with no discernible slant. Both articles serve as factual calendar reminders, reinforced by official exchange notices. The practical difference is that ndtvprofit.com additionally flags that August 26 is a settlement holiday, which delays fund credit and share transfers, a detail livemint.com omits. Readers should note the August 26 settlement pause if trading near that date, the next trading closure is Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livemint.com (neutral report) Both cover the same factual holiday-calendar story neutrally - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Both cover the same factual holiday-calendar story neutrally This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T10:34:59+00:00. Tags: BSE, MCX, NSE, Raksha Bandhan, SEBI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/stock-markets-open-on-raksha-bandhan-no-trading-holiday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/stock-markets-open-on-raksha-bandhan-no-trading-holiday/#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/