Indian stock markets are shut today, Tuesday 10 November 2026, for the Diwali-Balipratipada holiday. Both the BSE and the NSE have suspended trading in the equity cash and derivatives segments for the full day, and regular trading resumes tomorrow, Wednesday 11 November, according to Livemint and CNBC TV18.
What is open and what is closed
Equity trading on the NSE and BSE is closed all day. Livemint reports that the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will halt its morning session between 9 am and 5 pm, and trade again in the evening session from 5 pm to 11:30 pm. The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) stays closed for the entire day.
Tomorrow, the equity pre-open session begins at 9 am and regular trading starts at 9:15 am, CNBC TV18 says.
How the market ended on Monday
Before the break, the benchmarks closed higher on Monday 9 November. Livemint reports that the 30-share Sensex gained 107.25 points, or 0.13 per cent, to finish at 81,106.65. It had touched an intraday high of 81,339.41 earlier in the day. The Nifty 50 rose 58.25 points, or 0.23 per cent, to settle at 25,044.65.
The two outlets give slightly different reasons for the gains. Livemint attributes them to easing crude oil prices and buying in heavyweight banking and financial stocks. CNBC TV18 points to buying in public sector banks and defence stocks.
An analyst quoted by Livemint said Indian equities are likely to consolidate in the near term as investors book profits after a rally of more than 10 per cent in seven sessions. With the market shut today, Wednesday's direction will largely be driven by global cues, the analyst added. The same analyst named a strong earnings outlook, lower crude prices and the prospect of slower AI-related capital spending among the tailwinds.
The Muhurat session on Sunday
The exchanges held their special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Sunday 8 November to mark Diwali Lakshmi Pujan and the start of Samvat 2083. According to Livemint, the Sensex and Nifty gave up early gains and ended that session in negative territory, the first time in nine years that both indices closed the Diwali session lower. CNBC TV18 notes that the special session did not change the scheduled holiday on 10 November.
Why the holiday falls today
Balipratipada is observed on the fourth day of the Diwali festivities in many parts of India and is linked to the legend of King Bali returning to Earth. The two reports describe its place in the calendar a little differently: Livemint says it marks the beginning of a new lunar fortnight, while CNBC TV18 says it falls on the first day of the Hindu month of Kartik. Either way, 10 November is on the official 2026 holiday list of both exchanges.
Holidays still left in 2026
Livemint counts 16 scheduled stock market holidays in 2026, of which 13 had been observed before today. After today, two remain:
- Tuesday 24 November: Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (Guru Nanak Jayanti)
- Friday 25 December: Christmas
Both exchanges will be closed on these dates, so anyone planning settlement-sensitive trades, expiries or fund transfers around them should check the exchange calendar in advance.
What it means for investors
For retail investors, today is a pause with no price discovery on the Indian exchanges. Orders cannot be placed in equities or equity derivatives, though commodity traders can still use the MCX evening session. Global markets keep moving while India is shut, so Wednesday's opening can reflect overnight moves abroad, which is why the analyst expects global cues to set the tone.
Readers should rely on the exchanges' own notices for any change in timings, since special sessions and revised hours are announced by NSE, BSE and MCX directly.
