Stock market holiday 2026: Are BSE, NSE open or closed on Thursday, Jan 15?

This Thursday, Dalal Street will be silent, as the Indian stock markets will remain shut on January 15, 2026, with trading activities suspended on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) due to the Municipal Corporation Elections in Maharashtra.

According to official notifications from the exchanges, there will be no action in the equity segment, equity derivatives, and electronic gold receipts (EGRs) during the normal market hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

The closure comes after the Maharashtra government declared January 15 a public holiday to facilitate voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and other municipal polls across the state.

The exchange has clarified that equity derivative contracts originally scheduled to expire on the holiday, January 15, 2026, will now expire a day earlier. The expiry session has been preponed to Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

NSE had issued a circular announcing the withdrawal of the previous settlement schedule due to the trading holiday. The clearing corporation confirmed that there will be no trading or settlement for T+1 and T+0.

While the equity and equity derivatives segments remain completely closed, the commodity markets will see partial operations. The BSE has informed that while the morning session will be suspended, the evening session of the commodity derivatives segment will operate as usual, allowing traders some window for participation.

Normal trading across all major segments, including equities and derivatives, will resume on the next working day, Friday, January 16, 2026.