MCX Holidays 2026 — Stock Market Trading Holiday List

MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India) has 16 listed trading holidays in 2026 when commodity sessions are affected. This is on top of the regular weekend closure — every Saturday and Sunday is a non-trading day across all Indian stock exchanges.

The live status banner at the top of this page shows the current MCX market state — open, pre-open, after hours, weekend, or holiday. It checks the 2026 MCX holiday list and current IST clock automatically. If today is a stock market holiday, the banner names the holiday and tells you when the next trading session begins.

Mostly yes for full-day equity closures — NSE and BSE typically share the same holiday calendar because both are equity exchanges based in Mumbai operating under SEBI regulation. MCX is a commodity exchange with extended evening hours and treats some festival days as partial holidays (only the morning session closes). Always cross-check MCX specifically — divergences happen, especially for region-specific events like the Maharashtra Municipal Election day.

MCX commodity trading has two sessions: morning 09:00–17:00 IST and evening 17:00–23:30 IST (extended on dates when global commodity markets are open late). On a partial holiday, only the morning session is closed; the evening session runs as usual unless otherwise notified.

No. MCX is closed on every Saturday and every Sunday in 2026. The only exception is the special Muhurat Trading session on Diwali Laxmi Pujan, which can fall on any day of the week including a Sunday. Settlement cycles and bank holidays also exclude weekends.

Muhurat Trading is a one-hour-or-so symbolic trading session held on Diwali Laxmi Pujan, considered auspicious for opening positions for the new Samvat year. In 2026, Muhurat Trading on MCX is scheduled for 8 November 2026 (Sunday), with the special session running 18:30–19:30. All segments — equity, F&O, currency, and commodity — participate, though the exact session window for MCX is announced via official circular shortly before the date.

No regular trading is available on a declared full MCX holiday — orders won't match and existing pending orders are cancelled per the exchange's rule book. For partial holidays, only the closed session is unavailable — the open session trades normally.

MCX publishes the trading holiday calendar on its official website, typically by December of the previous year. Always treat the exchange site as the authoritative source — circulars may shift derivatives expiry or settlement dates around holidays. PaisaMath compiles the same list for quick reference; for any transaction-critical decision, confirm with MCX.