MCX Holidays List 2026

MCX Holiday List 2026 (Full & Partial Trading Holidays)

The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has released its official trading and clearing holiday calendar for 2026. This list is important for commodity traders because holidays can affect price discovery, liquidity, and your ability to enter or exit positions. If you know the closure dates in advance, you can plan hedges, rollovers, and risk limits better especially when global commodity markets are moving while India’s market is shut.

MCX trading sessions: Why holidays can be “full” or “partial”

Unlike many markets that follow a single trading window, MCX operates in two sessions. The morning session runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and the evening session runs from 5:00 PM to 11:30 PM / 11:55 PM.

Because of this two-session structure, MCX holidays can be of two types:

• Full-day holiday: No trading in both morning and evening sessions.
• Partial holiday: One session may be closed while the other remains open (most commonly, morning closed and evening open).

This is one reason why MCX holidays can differ from equity market holidays. Some national holidays may overlap, but religious and regional festivals often create differences, and MCX can keep one session open even if the other is closed.

MCX Trading Holidays 2026: Date-wise list

Below is the MCX holiday list for 2026 as per the provided calendar, along with session status.

Holidays falling on Saturday/Sunday (and the Muhurat trading note)

Some key holidays in 2026 fall on weekends, when MCX is usually closed anyway. The calendar highlights the following weekend holidays: Mahashivratri (Feb 15, Sunday), Id-Ul-Fitr (Mar 21, Saturday), Independence Day (Aug 15, Saturday), and Diwali Laxmi Pujan (Nov 08, Sunday).

Note: Muhurat trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 08, 2026 and the timings will be notified later.

How traders can use the MCX holiday list smartly

1. Plan positions before full holidays: On full holidays, you cannot trade in either session. If global markets are open, prices can gap when MCX reopens. Full holidays include dates like Republic Day, Good Friday, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, and Christmas.
2. Watch partial-holiday evenings: Many festivals in 2026 close the morning session but keep the evening session open (For example: Ambedkar Jayanti). If you trade in the evening, be prepared for different liquidity and volatility conditions compared to normal days.
3. Don’t assume MCX holidays equal equity holidays: MCX holidays can differ from NSE/BSE holidays, and sometimes commodities may be partially open even when equities are closed (Example: Guru Nanak Jayanti).
4. Remember New Year’s session difference: On January 1, 2026, the commodity market is open in the morning but closed in the evening, linked to global commodity market closures on that day.

Conclusion

The MCX Holiday List for 2026 is not just a list of dates, it is a planning tool. Use it to schedule rollovers, manage margin and risk, and avoid surprises when the market is shut fully or partially. If you actively trade in the evening session, pay special attention to partial holidays, because they can change your trading window without warning.

FAQs on MCX Holiday List

What are MCX holidays?

Days when MCX is fully or partially closed for commodity trading.

What is a full holiday?

Both morning & evening sessions are closed. These holidays include Republic Day, Good Friday, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Christmas.

What is a partial holiday?

Morning session may be closed while evening remains open, or vice versa. For instance: On Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti, the commodity market stays closed in morning but operates in evening.

Does MCX trade on weekends?

MCX is usually closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Are MCX holidays same as NSE/BSE holidays?

MCX holidays are different from equity market holidays. There are some holidays where equity market is closed but commodity market is partially open, like on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the commodity market is closed in the morning session but open in the evening session.

Is New Year Day a MCX holiday on January 1^st 2026?

Commodity market is open in morning session but closed in evening session as majority of global commodity markets are closed at this day.

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