Stock market holiday on Dussehra: Are NSE, BSE, MCX open or closed for trading on October 20

NEW DELHI: Domestic equity markets will remain closed on Tuesday, October 20, for Dussehra, giving investors a break from regular trading on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The festival is listed as a full trading holiday in the 2026 market calendar.Investors will not be able to buy or sell shares on either exchange during the regular session. Trading in equity derivatives will also remain suspended for the day.The holiday comes after a sharp sell-off on Dalal Street on Monday, when weak private bank stocks, disappointing corporate earnings and rising crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. Nifty50 declined 257.20 points, or 1.11%, to close at 22,888.95 while BSE Sensex fell 876.37 points, or 1.17%, to settle at 73,852.90.Selling pressure was broad-based, with almost all sectoral indices on NSE ending in the red. The Nifty PSU Bank index was the only major sectoral index to close in positive territory, gaining 2.41%.

Is MCX open today for Dussehra?

The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will follow a different schedule from the domestic equity markets on Dussehra.According to the commodity market holiday calendar, trading will remain closed during the morning session but resume in the evening.The regular commodity market trading schedule is divided into two sessions:

Upcoming stock market holidays in 2026

After Dussehra, the next holidays listed in the 2026 stock market calendar are Diwali Balipratipada, Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev and Christmas.

Upcoming MCX holidays in 2026

The commodity market calendar also lists three upcoming holidays, with trading hours varying between the morning and evening sessions.

Commodity trading will remain suspended during the morning sessions on Diwali-Balipratipada and Guru Nanak Jayanti, while evening trading will continue on both days. On Christmas, both the morning and evening sessions will remain closed.