Stock Market Closed Today: Trading on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE will remain suspended on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in observance of Holi, India’s festival of colors. While the markets are closed today, the main Holi celebrations across the country are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2026. However, for the stock market, March 4 will be a normal trading day.
According to the holiday calendar released by the exchanges at the beginning of the year, March 3 is the first trading holiday of March, resulting in a shortened four-day trading week.
On the day, there will be no trading in equity, equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing, currency derivatives and electronic gold receipts segments. There will also be no settlement of funds and securities.
Apart from equity markets, commodity exchanges are also observing closures. The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India’s largest agricultural commodity bourse, will remain closed for both trading sessions. On the other hand, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s biggest non-agricultural commodity exchange, will be shut during the first session from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM but will resume trading in the evening session from 5:00 PM to 11:30 PM.
Stock Market Closed Today: NSE and BSE Holiday Schedule for March 2026
According to the holiday calendar released last year, the NSE and BSE had initially declared 15 trading holidays for 2026. An additional holiday was later added on January 15 due to the Mumbai BMC elections, along with January 26 for Republic Day.
In March, besides Holi, the equity markets will also remain closed on:
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Thursday, March 26 – Shri Ram Navami
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Tuesday, March 31 – Shri Mahavir Jayanti
Stock Market Closed Today: Expert Insights on Market Trends
Commenting on the recent decline, Ajit Mishra, Senior Vice President – Research at Religare Broking, said, “The sharp decline has pushed the Nifty closer to its swing low around the 24,600 level, and a decisive break below this could extend the correction towards the 24,400 mark. On the upside, the 25,000–25,250 zone is likely to act as an immediate hurdle in case of any recovery. Given the heightened volatility and global uncertainty, we reiterate our advice to maintain a cautious stance, keep position sizes light and focus on disciplined risk management.”
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