Union Budget 2026: Indian Stock Market Open on February 1 Despite Weekend

For the Union Budget 2026 presentation, the stock market will stay open on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Both the NSE and BSE will run a live trading session with normal hours. Trading will be on.

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The stock market will open on Sunday

Big news for investors: The market is usually closed on Sundays, but on Feb 1, 2026, the NSE and BSE will be open for Budget Day as the Finance Minister presents the Union Budget.

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Commodity derivatives will also be traded

Pre-open is 9:00-9:08 AM, normal trading 9:15 AM-3:30 PM. BSE notes no T+0 settlement or default auctions. F&O and commodity derivatives will also trade.

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Dalal Street will be open on Sunday

The market is usually closed on weekends. This is the first time in a while Dalal Street will work on a Sunday, and the first time since 2000 the budget is presented on a Sunday.

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Stock market holidays

Besides weekends, BSE & NSE have 16 holidays. First-half holidays include Holi (Mar 3), Ram Navami (Mar 26), Good Friday (Apr 3), Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14), and Bakrid (May 28).

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The market will also be closed on these days

Second-half holidays include Muharram (Jun 26), Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 14), Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2), Dussehra (Oct 20), and Diwali (Nov 10). The last holiday of 2026 is Christmas.