Nifty 50, Sensex and the Nifty Bank indices witnessed a good recovery last week. However, the rise stalled on Saturday as the Union Budget failed to impress the markets. The expected trigger has not come from the Budget for the markets to rise strongly.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain open on February 1 despite it being a Saturday, due to the Union budget presentation.

Indian stock markets opened flat in a special trading session on Saturday, ahead of the Budget presentation. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,528.60, registering a gain of 20.20 points or 0.09 per cent,

The Indian stock market is open today as the BSE, NSE and MCX have announced a special trading session on Budget day.

The stock exchanges are open today, February 1, for a special trade session as the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Union Budget 2025 in Parliament today. Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session higher.

Biggest gainers on the Nifty included Tata Consumer, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Nestle India, L&T, while losers were Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Apollo Hospitals, JSW Steel. All the sectoral indices ended in the green with Consumer Durables,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,438 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Numerous industries are expected to be impacted on budget day as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her seventh consecutive Union Budget 2025 in Parliament at 11 a.m. today.