Maharashtra Civic Polls: NSE, BSE Announce Trading Holiday on January 15, 2026

• NSE and BSE will be closed on January 15, 2026, for municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra.
• The trading holiday applies to equities, equity derivatives, SLBs, currency derivatives, and interest rate derivatives.
• The commodity derivatives segment will also be closed during the morning session.
• The Maharashtra government declared January 15 a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act for local body elections.
• Markets were also shut during the previous civic polls in 2017; 2026 will have 16 market holidays.

Why It Matters: Indian stock exchanges NSE and BSE will observe a full trading holiday on January 15, 2026, due to Maharashtra civic polls.