Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Is the stock market open today? Are banks open today? These are among the key questions for investors and bank customers on Monday, September 14, as Ganesh Chaturthi has brought a holiday for stock exchanges and a state-specific holiday for banks.
The NSE and BSE are closed today for trading, while bank branches are shut only in select states. This means September 14 is a nationwide stock market holiday, but it is not a bank holiday across the country.
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For those checking the share market today, the answer is therefore no — regular trading will not take place on the NSE and BSE.
IS THE STOCK MARKET OPEN TODAY?
The NSE and BSE remain closed on September 14 on account of Ganesh Chaturthi.
There will be no regular trading in the equity market today. The closure is part of the NSE holiday list and BSE holiday calendar for 2026, which include a total of 16 stock market holidays during the year.
The next NSE and BSE market holiday after September 14 is October 2, 2026, for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. The exchanges will subsequently remain closed on October 20 for Dussehra, November 10 for Diwali-Balipratipada, November 24 for Guru Nanak Jayanti and December 25 for Christmas.
So, for anyone searching “is stock market closed today”, “is share market closed today” or “today stock market open or close”, the answer is yes — the equity market is closed today.
The trading schedule is different for the commodity market.
MCX will remain closed in its first session from 9 am to 5 pm on September 14, but trading will resume during the evening session from 5 pm to 11:30 pm, according to the information in the shared market-holiday report.
NCDEX, on the other hand, will remain closed for the entire day.
This means investors looking up the MCX holiday list 2026 should note that the exchange is not shut for the full day today.
ARE BANKS OPEN TODAY?
The answer is different for banks.
September 14 is not a bank holiday across India. Bank branches will remain closed in certain states for Ganesh Chaturthi and related regional observances, while branches in other states will remain open.
According to the RBI holiday calendar information in the shared report, bank branches are closed today in Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. The holiday is listed under names including Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Puja, Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratham, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Hartalika.
Therefore, if you are searching “bank holiday today”, “is bank open today”, “are banks open today” or “is today a bank holiday”, the answer depends on your state.
Customers who need to visit a physical branch should check the holiday applicable to their location before making a visit.
Customers can continue to use UPI, ATMs, internet banking and mobile banking for most routine transactions. However, services that require a physical branch, such as certain document submissions, verification and account-related requests, will not be available at branches that are closed.
OTHER BANK HOLIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2026
The bank holiday calendar for September 2026 has several more state-specific closures.
Banks will remain closed on September 15 in Gujarat, Odisha and Goa. September 21 is a bank holiday in Assam and Kerala, followed by a closure in Jharkhand on September 22, Jammu and Kashmir on September 23 and Sikkim on September 25. Banks will also remain closed on regular Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays.
This means the market holiday calendar and bank holiday calendar should not be treated as the same. A stock market holiday generally applies to trading on the exchanges, while bank holidays can vary from one state to another.
For September 14, the key point is that NSE and BSE are closed nationwide, while bank branches are closed only in states where Ganesh Chaturthi is listed as a holiday. MCX will reopen for its evening session, while NCDEX will remain closed for the day.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
