Stock Market Holidays Next Week:Trading On BSE, NSE Will Be Shut On October 20, 24, 25; Sensex, Nifty Outlook

Indian stock market are in for a long-holiday week. From October 19th to 25th, trading will be allowed on BSE and NSE only for four days, while they will be closed for the rest of the days. A stock market holiday generally impacts the settlement of your buy and sell trade in equities, debts, commodities and other market-related instruments. Hence, plan your trading week accordingly.

Stock Market Holiday On October 20, 2026:

As per the BSE and NSE holidays list, trading will be shut in equities, the SLB segment, derivatives, commodities, bonds and forex, among other market-related instruments, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, due to the celebration of Dussehra.

Dussehra marks the end of the nine-day-long festival of Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations, while also setting up excitement for the festival of light, Diwali. As per the Incredible India website, Dussehra holds a significant place in Indian culture and history. The most renowned legend revolves around Lord Rama, who defeated Ravana. In Bengal, Dussehra is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami, concluding the grand Durga Puja festivities with the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols. Each region of India has its significance attached to this festival, making it a beautiful mosaic of diverse cultural traditions.

MCX Holiday On October 20, 2026

However, MCX will not be closed for a full day on October 20. In general terms, there are two sessions held every weekday on MCX for commodities like gold, silver, crude oil prices, copper, zinc, lead and others. The morning session begins from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, while the evening session is held from 5:00 PM to 11.30PM/11.55 PM from Monday to Friday.

During Dussehra, MCX will be closed for trading only during the morning session but will resume trading from 5:00 pm on October 20th for the evening session.

Stock Market, MCX Holidays On October 24, 25:

All market-related schemes on BSE and NSE will be closed on October 24th and October 25th as they are Saturdays and Sundays.

Stock Market Next Week: Open Dates

Trading will be allowed on BSE and NSE on dates like October 19th, October 21st, October 23rd, and October 25th.

Sensex, Nifty Weekly Performance:

This week on Friday, the Sensex closed at 74,729.27, up by 413.66 points, or 0.6%, while Nifty 50 surged by 148.80 points or 0.65% to 23,146.15.

Overall, from October 12th to 16th, Sensex skyrocketed by 2,387.26 points or 3.30% and Nifty 50 jumped 562.80 points or 2.5%.

According to Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments, Indian equities staged a firm recovery this week despite inflation concerns weighing on sentiment early on. Consumer inflation hovering near the upper end of the RBI's tolerance band and a hotter-than-expected WPI print pushed the benchmark bond yield to a multi-year high, reviving fears of further monetary tightening.

While the RBI's move to raise the daily CRR maintenance requirement to absorb surplus liquidity added to the caution, sentiment improved steadily as the central bank's special dollar window for oil marketing companies and tighter hedging norms drove a rebound in the rupee.

He further explained that expectations of a review of LTCG tax and STT, softer crude prices and easing bond yields further revived risk appetite. This made investors to look past the initial headwinds and tilt towards counters with strong Q2FY27 business updates, though the rally remained concentrated in large-caps, with mid-caps posting modest gains and small-caps ending marginally lower.

During the week , IT emerged as the standout performer on robust earnings and upbeat management commentary, aided by rotation into domestic large-caps following a sell-off in tech-heavy global markets. Conversely, Healthcare and Pharma lagged as investors rotated towards sectors offering stronger near-term earnings visibility, while FMCG came under pressure amid concerns over margin compression from elevated input costs, as per the expert.

Stock Market Weekly Outlook:

In Nair's view, looking ahead, the sustainability of the recovery will hinge on earnings growth broadening beyond IT, with revenue and margin delivery across financials, consumption and industrials under close scrutiny. On the data front, India's October PMI will offer insight into domestic demand momentum, while US jobless claims and Japan's inflation print will shape global rate expectations.

He said, with inflation elevated and the policy bias tilted towards tightening, the market is likely to remain selective and earnings driven.

Moreover, Kruti Shah, Quant Analyst, Equirus Securities said, NIFTY enters the coming week with a constructive bias after one of the best weekly gain YTD, supported by strength in IT, private banks and autos. FII additions in stock futures and selective short covering. The nearly 6% contraction in market-wide OI and unwinding of 23,000 CE positions suggest easing bearish pressure at the benchmark level.

However, Shah also said, continued client long unwinding and fresh short build-up in capital goods & Financials indicate that broader-market participation remains fragile. The 23,400-23,500 zone will be a key resistance area to watch for fresh call writing, while 22,800 remains an important near-term support. Elevated PCR and put writing across 22,200-22,600 may provide a downside cushion, although elevated client positioning and DII hedging could sustain volatility.

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