BSE and NSE open on Raksha Bandhan August 28 2026

Business Aug 25, 2026

If you were hoping for a market break on Raksha Bandhan (August 28, 2026), no luck.

Both BSE and NSE are running as usual. All trading segments, from equities to currency, and even commodities on MCX, will be active.

So, if you're planning any trades that Friday, it's business as usual.

For 2026, NSE has lined up 16 official trading holidays (besides weekends).

Big days off include Republic Day (January 26), Holi (March 3), Good Friday (April 3), and Christmas (December 25).

Diwali Laxmi Pujan falls on a Sunday this year but will feature the special Muhurat Trading session.

Full closures are set for Diwali-Balipratipada (November 10) and Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev (November 24).

On August 25, markets started off in the red thanks to mixed global signals and higher oil prices.

Both Sensex and Nifty were nearly flat at the time of filing the story. Nothing too wild happening there.