Stock Market Holiday On June 26: Trading On BSE, NSE Closed For Muharram; Sensex, Nifty Outlook Next Week

The Indian stock market is closed on June 26, 2026, for Muharram or Ashura, a pivotal event for Muslims across the country. Trading on BSE and NSE will directly be resumed on June 29th. Hence, traders will not be able to buy or sell for three consecutive days in market-related instruments. This week, benchmarks Sensex and Nifty witnessed a mixed trend with notable resilience and eventually ended marginally higher.

Stock Market Holiday On June 26:

As per BSE and NSE data, the stock market will be closed on June 26 due to Muharram and Ashura. Trading will be impacted in market-related instruments such as equity, equity derivatives, currency derivatives, securities lending and borrowings, electronic gold receipts, commodities, and other market schemes.

What Will Be Impacted On June 26?

1. Full shutdown of trading in equity cash market, equity futures & options (F&O), securities lending and borrowing, and interest rate derivatives.

2. MCX will be closed for the daytime session. Hence, for the commodities market on MCX, it is a partial holiday.

3. T+1 Settlement will be impacted because June 26th is both a trading and clearing holiday. So any shares sold on June 25th, Thursday, will be settled on Monday, June 29th and not on Friday, June 26th.

4. Weekly Expiry dates could shift as well.

Stock Market Holiday On June 27 & June 28, 2026

Furthermore, BSE and NSE will be closed on June 27th and June 28th as they are Saturday and Sunday, which are default weekly holidays for Indian stock market.

Sensex, Nifty Performance

Market eventually ended marginally up from trading week of June 22nd to June 25th. Sensex is currently at 77,100.47 and Nifty 50 is at 24,056.

Talking about the performance, Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments said, Indian equity markets navigated a week of mixed signals with notable resilience, ending the truncated four-day week marginally higher, even as broader indices, especially mid-caps, faced modest selling pressure. The sharp correction in crude oil prices to pre-war levels, supported by improved traffic at the Strait of Hormuz, easing geopolitical risks amid progressing US-Iran talks, and optimism around an India-US trade deal, helped fuel domestic investor sentiment.

However, expectations of rising inflationary pressure and a potential dampening in rural demand began to surface, driven by concerns over uneven monsoon distribution.

Among sectors, Nair highlighted that pharma and healthcare stocks outperformed, while private banks advanced following the RBI's clarity on the FCNR(B) deposit swap scheme. In contrast, metals were hit hardest due to falling commodity prices, while consumer durables lagged amid demand concerns.

Stock Market Weekly Outlook

Looking ahead, Nair said, global cues will be shaped by US PCE data, followed by non-farm payrolls and unemployment figures, which will influence Fed rate expectations and overall risk appetite. Domestically, industrial production data and June PMI readings will provide early signals ahead of Q1 earnings season. Sustained softness in crude prices remains a clear macro positive, improving inflation, fiscal, and current account dynamics while providing the RBI with greater policy flexibility.

As the results season unfolds in the coming weeks, management commentary on demand visibility, margins, and order flows will serve as key indicators for market direction.

Lastly, he added, a prudent yet optimistic stance is warranted, with a focus on selectively building positions in fundamentally strong companies that have seen recent corrections without any meaningful deterioration in their underlying outlook.

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