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Stock Market Holiday: BSE and NSE Closed Today for Dussehra
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Moneycontrol•20-10-2026, 07:21
Stock Market Holiday: BSE and NSE Closed Today for Dussehra
- •Indian stock markets including BSE and NSE are closed today on account of Dussehra, suspending trading across major segments.
- •Equities, equity derivatives, SLBs, currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives remain shut for the entire day.
- •The commodity derivatives segment will stay closed during the morning session but will resume trading in the evening.
- •Normal market activity on both the NSE and BSE will resume on October 21.
- •Indian benchmark indices previously snapped a two-day winning streak amid heavy selling driven by elevated crude oil prices and weak global cues.
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Indian stock exchanges BSE and NSE are closed today, October 20, 2026, on account of Dussehra. Trading across major segments including equities, equity derivatives, and currency derivatives remains suspended for the day.
Indian benchmark indices snapped their two-day winning streak and witnessed heavy selling on October 19, 2026. The Sensex declined by 876.37 points to close at 73,852.90, while the Nifty dropped 257.20 points to finish at 22,888.95 amid weak global cues and elevated crude oil prices.
On Dussehra, the commodity derivatives segment remains closed during the morning session from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, but evening session trading resumes between 5:00 pm and 11:30 pm or 11:55 pm.
