Stock market holiday on October 20: Are NSE and BSE open or closed for Dussehra? Check details

Dussehra is a major Hindu festival, which symbolises the victory of good over evil.

There will be no trading in equity, derivatives, or securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments, and normal trading will resume on Wednesday, October 21.

This is the 13th stock market holiday of the 2025-26 calendar year (CY26).

Trading holidays in November 2026

Following the Dusshera holiday on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the bourses will observe two trading holidays in the month of November.

In November, the exchanges will remain closed on Tuesday, November 10, on account of Diwali-Balipratipada and on Tuesday, November 24, for Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev.

Furthermore, Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026, on account of Diwali Laxmi Pujan. The NSE and BSE will subsequently notify the timings of Muhurat trading through a circular.

Remaining stock market holidays in CY26

After the two holidays in November, the markets will be closed on Friday, December 25, for Christmas, marking the final holiday of the calendar year.

Out of the 16 trading holidays in the calendar year 2026 (CY26), four remain.

Is MCX open or closed on Dussehra?

Furthermore, the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) will observe partial closure on October 20.

While the domestic commodity exchange will be closed for its morning session from 9 am to 5 pm, it will reopen for its evening session from 5 pm to 11:30/11:55 pm.

Bank holiday on October 20

Banks across major Indian cities, other than Gangtok, will observe a holiday on October 20 for “Dasara/Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaso sud-10)/Maha Navami, Ayudhapooja/Durga Puja”, as per the RBI’s holiday calendar.

Additionally, bank’s in Agartala, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, and Thiruvananthapuram are closed on Monday, October 19.

As per the Reserve Bank’s calendar, bank’s across these cities are observing a holiday on account of “Dussehra (Mahashtami)/Maha Navami/Ayutha Pooja/Durga Puja/Vijaya Dashomi/Durga Ashtami".