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Stock Market Closed for 3 Consecutive Days: Traders, Note Key October Dates.
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News18•02-10-2026, 07:32
Stock Market Closed for 3 Consecutive Days: Traders, Note Key October Dates.
- •October begins with a holiday for the Indian stock market.
- •Trading on BSE and NSE will be closed on Friday, October 2, for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.
- •The market will remain closed for three consecutive days due to the holiday followed by Saturday and Sunday.
- •Trading will resume on Monday, October 5.
- •Besides Gandhi Jayanti, the market will also be closed for Dussehra in October.
Key Questions Answered
The Indian stock market is closed on Friday, October 2, due to Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, marking the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Following the three-day break caused by Gandhi Jayanti and the Saturday-Sunday weekly holidays from October 2 to October 4, trading is scheduled to resume normally on Monday, October 5.
In addition to the weekend closures, the BSE and NSE will be closed on Tuesday, October 20, on the occasion of Dussehra.
