All intraday commodity positions will likely be squared off at 4:50 PM.
Most main world inventory and commodity markets will stay shut for buying and selling on Thursday, January 1. The markets in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, the UAE, UK and the US will likely be closed on the primary day of the brand new 12 months. In the meantime, the bourses in China and Japan can have an prolonged New 12 months vacation on Friday, January 2.
For MCX, the night session timing is 5 pm to 11:30/ 11:55 pm, whereas for NCDEX, it’s between 5 pm and 9 pm and the morning classes for each start at 9 am.
The official 2026 buying and selling vacation calendar for MCX and NCDEX was just lately launched by the exchanges, giving traders and merchants early visibility into non-trading days throughout the money and derivatives segments.
This is the complete listing of MCX holidays in 2026:
1. January 1: Open within the morning session whereas closed within the night session.2. Republic Day, January 26: Closed in each classes.3. Holi, March 3: MCX will stay open within the morning session whereas remaining closed within the night session.4. Shri Ram Navmi, March 26: MCX will likely be closed within the morning session and will likely be open within the night.5. Shri Mahavir Jayanti, March 31: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.6. Good Friday, April 03: Closed in each classes.7. Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14: Closed within the morning session however will open for buying and selling within the night.8. Maharashtra Day, Might 1: MCX to stay closed within the morning session and open within the night session.9. Bakri Id, Might 28: MCX to stay closed within the morning session and open within the night session.10. Moharram, June 26: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.11. Ganesh Chaturthi, September 14: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.12. Mahatma Gandhi, Jayanti, October 2: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.13. Dussehra, October 20: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.14. Diwali-Balipratipada, November 10: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.15. Guru Nanak, Jayanti, November 24: Closed in morning session and will likely be open within the night.16. Christmas, December 25: Closed in each classes.
Except for January 1, NCDEX will stay closed on the above dates in each classes.
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Following holidays are falling on Saturdays/Sundays:
— Mahashivratri February 15, 2026 Sunday
— Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) March 21, 2026 Saturday
— Independence Day, August 15, 2026, Saturday
— Diwali Laxmi Pujan, November 8, 2026, Sunday
Muhurat buying and selling will likely be carried out on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The timings of Muhurat buying and selling will likely be notified by the exchanges later.
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