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Is NSE Closed on 20 October 2026? Dussehra Holiday

NSE’s equities calendar lists October 20 as a Dussehra trading holiday. October 21 is the next normal session unless the exchange issues a change; MCX has a different schedule.

Published 19 October 2026 at 6:40 pm ISTTradeGrows Markets Desk

Main source reviewed 2026-10-19. Research checked through 19 October 2026 at 6:03 pm IST. Market observations retain their own dates and units; this is not a live quote feed.

Dated source-led news. Checked for 19 October 2026. Exchange calendars, issuer disclosures and intraday observations retain their own dates and definitions; this is not a live quote feed.
Original conceptual illustration of a blank calendar and closed trading gateway, not an official exchange building or notice.
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Yes—NSE’s Equities calendar lists Tuesday, 20 October 2026 as a trading holiday for Dussehra. The closure is already on the exchange calendar; it is not a newly announced market restriction. For equity traders, that means no NSE equities session on Tuesday, including pre-open and regular cash-market trading. 1 (opens in a new tab)

The next normal NSE equities session is Wednesday, 21 October, provided the exchange does not issue a later calendar change. NSE says equities normally trade on weekdays other than holidays declared in advance, and its 2026 equities list has no holiday entry for that Wednesday. 1 (opens in a new tab)

Key takeaways

  • NSE equities are closed on October 20 for Dussehra.
  • October 21 is the next calendar-permitted normal session, subject to later notices.
  • An NSE equities closure does not mean MCX is closed for its entire trading day.

What the calendar says

The official NSE holiday page (opens in a new tab) identifies October 20 as a Tuesday Dussehra trading holiday in its 2026 Equities calendar. Zerodha’s independently published 2026 market holiday calendar (opens in a new tab) lists the same date for NSE and BSE. This report’s conclusion concerns NSE equities; calendars are market- and product-specific.

Monday, October 19 is not a scheduled equities holiday. Tuesday is the closure. Wednesday is the next normal session under the calendar reviewed on October 19. The practical value is knowing which day an instruction can become an exchange trade, not treating every broker-app message as execution.

This is also different from a settlement calendar. A trading-holiday entry alone is not sufficient to calculate the release of funds, a settlement deadline or a derivatives contract’s expiry. Check the relevant clearing schedule, contract specification and broker notice for those separate questions rather than shifting a date by assumption.

What the closure means for orders

A holiday interrupts exchange matching, not necessarily every broker-app workflow. Some brokers may let clients enter instructions in advance, while order acceptance, validity, margin checks, cut-offs and risk controls can differ by broker and product. An instruction displayed in an app should not be treated as an executed NSE trade while the market is closed.

Traders with pending or conditional orders should check their broker’s validity rules and holiday notices. Before the next session, review the order status and quantities, available funds or collateral, and subsequent exchange communications. This is operational planning, not a view on prices or a trading signal.

TradeGrows’ trading guides provide educational planning basics. Its market-data method explains why a dated calendar fact, a historical price and a live observation are different kinds of information.

Why MCX needs a separate check

The NSE equities holiday should not be carried across to commodities. MCX’s official 2026 holiday table lists Dussehra on October 20 with the morning session closed and evening session open. Its standard evening window is 5:00 pm to 11:30 pm or 11:55 pm, while internationally linked agricultural commodities have a 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm evening window. Contract and broker arrangements still need checking. These are IST session definitions, not a statement that NSE reopens that evening. 3 (opens in a new tab)

That distinction is covered in TradeGrows’ existing MCX Dussehra morning-closed, evening-open report. The new article answers the NSE equities question instead of duplicating that commodity-session explainer.

Calendar interest is visible: Google Trends India’s past-24-hour Business and Finance view, checked on October 19, showed the “nse holidays” cluster at 5K+ searches, a displayed 100% increase and Active status. Related labels included “stock market holidays” and “market holidays 2026.” Those rounded indicators describe observed search interest, not exact long-tail demand or proof of why people are searching. 4 (opens in a new tab)

Reader questions

Is the NSE equity market open on Dussehra 2026?

No. The exchange’s 2026 Equities calendar lists Tuesday, October 20 as a Dussehra trading holiday. 1 (opens in a new tab)

When does normal NSE equity trading resume?

The next calendar-permitted normal session is Wednesday, October 21, subject to any subsequent NSE notice. Broker order processing is a separate operational check. 1 (opens in a new tab)

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