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Stock Market Holiday Today: Is it a holiday in the stock market? (AI IMAGE)
highlights
- Indian stock market will remain closed today on January 15 due to Municipal Corporation elections (BMC) in Maharashtra.
- There will be no trading today in both BSE and NSE.
- Trading will remain closed in all segments including equity, equity derivatives, commodity derivatives and electronic gold receipts.
Stock Market Holiday Today: Indian stock market will remain closed today on January 15 due to Municipal Corporation elections (BMC) in Maharashtra. There will be no trading today in both BSE and NSE. Trading will remain closed in all segments including equity, equity derivatives, commodity derivatives and electronic gold receipts. Both the exchanges have issued revised circulars confirming the trading holiday. BSE has also informed that the equity derivatives contracts which were to expire on January 15, have been expired a day earlier i.e. on January 14.
For what reason will the stock market remain closed?
The Maharashtra government has declared today i.e. 15 January 2026 as a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act. This holiday has been given due to the elections to be held in 29 municipal corporations of the state, so that people can cast their votes easily. On this day, there will be a large number of voting in the entire state including Mumbai. For this reason, banks, government offices and PSUs will remain closed, and the stock market has also been kept closed. Earlier in the year 2017 also, the stock market remained closed during the elections.
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Voting and results
Voting for the municipal elections will start from 7:30 am on January 15, 2026 and will continue till 5:30 pm. After this, the counting of votes will be done on 16 January 2026 and the results will be declared on the same day.
When and for what reason will the stock market be closed in 2026?
26 January 2026 (Monday) – Stock markets will remain closed on the occasion of Republic Day.
March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) – There will be no work in stock markets on the occasion of Holi.
26 March 2026 (Thursday) – There will be closing in the stock market on the occasion of Shri Ram Navami.
31 March 2026 (Tuesday) – Stock markets will remain closed due to Shri Mahavir Jayanti.
3 April 2026 (Friday) – There will be no trading in the stock market as it is Good Friday.
14 April 2026 (Tuesday) – Share market will remain closed on Dr. BR Ambedkar Jayanti.
1 May 2026 (Friday) – Stock markets will remain closed due to Labor Day and Maharashtra Day.
28 May 2026 (Thursday) – Stock markets will remain closed due to Bakri Eid.
26 June 2026 (Friday) – Stock markets will remain closed due to Muharram.
14 September 2026 (Monday) – Stock market will be closed on Ganesh Chaturthi.
2 October 2026 (Friday) – There will be no work in the stock market on Gandhi Jayanti.
20 October 2026 (Tuesday) – Share markets will remain closed due to Dussehra.
10 November 2026 (Tuesday) – There will be no trading on the occasion of Diwali.
24 November 2026 (Tuesday) – Stock markets will remain closed on the occasion of Prakash Parv.
25 December 2026 (Friday) – Stock markets will remain closed on the occasion of Christmas.
There will be holiday in banks also
The Maharashtra government has declared Thursday a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Under this, all government and semi-government offices and public sector units falling under the jurisdiction of Mumbai city, suburbs and BMC will remain closed. There will be closing in banks also. Orders have already been issued to close schools and colleges.
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