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.

The domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Wednesday for second day in a row, as investors are now looking forward to positive cues in the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26.

The Indian stock market saw significant gains as the Nifty 50 surpassed 23,500, fueled by large-cap stocks and pre-Budget optimism. Analysts suggest a potential repo rate cut by the RBI, while the Economic Survey predicts stable consumption and controlled inflation for FY26.

The Indian stock markets ended higher for the fourth trading session, as the investor’s sentiment is driven by the optimism from the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26. At the end of the trading, the Nifty 50 was up 258.

Highlights: The broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with smallcap shares leading the charge as the Nifty Smallcap100 index settled higher by 3.32 per cent

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.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 740.76 points or 0.97 per cent to close at 77,500.57. The NSE Nifty opened in the green and surged 258.90 points or 1.11 per cent to end at 23,508.40.​​