Stock market holiday on Bakri Id: Are BSE, NSE closed for trading on May 28?

Investors will get a mid-week trading break as stock exchanges NSE and BSE will remain closed on Thursday, May 28, for Bakri Id.Trading across equity, equity derivatives and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments will remain suspended for the day, making this a shortened trading week for Dalal Street participants, reported ET. The holiday comes weeks after markets remained shut on May 1 for Maharashtra Day.According to the 2026 stock exchange holiday calendar, stock markets have 16 scheduled holidays this year. Eight of those have already passed, while seven more closures remain after the Bakri Id break.The next trading holiday after May 28 will be on June 26 for Muharram.Markets will also remain shut later this year on:Christmas will mark the final stock market holiday of 2026.Commodity markets will see a different schedule. The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will stay closed during the morning session on May 28 but resume operations in the evening session.The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), however, will remain shut for both sessions.Four scheduled holidays in 2026 fall on weekends and therefore will not result in additional market closures. These include Mahashivratri on February 15, Eid-Ul-Fitr on March 21, Independence Day on August 15 and Diwali Laxmi Pujan on November 8.Although Diwali Laxmi Pujan falls on a Sunday this year, exchanges will still conduct the customary Muhurat Trading session on November 8. The timing for the one-hour special session will be announced closer to the date.