Sensex Nifty 50 Live, Stock Market Updates: Indian equity benchmarks traded marginally higher in early deals on Sunday during the special budget-day session. Indian equity benchmarks continued to trade higher in the special Sunday session. The BSE Sensex rose 196.25 points, or 0.24%, to 82,466.03 at 10:22 am. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 40.95 points, or 0.16%, to 25,361.60 in early trade.
On Sensex BEL, Power Grid, M&M, Sun Pharma and Maruti were among the top gainers. L&T, Reliance, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank also traded higher. On the downside, Infosys, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel and Tech Mahindra were among the key laggards. Banking and select IT stocks showed mixed trends in early trade.
The index had opened at 82,388.97 after closing at 82,269.78 in the previous session. The NSE Nifty 50 slipped 43.20 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 25,277.45. The index opened at 25,333.75 compared with its previous close of 25,320.65.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 in the Lok Sabha at 11 am today. This will be her ninth consecutive Budget, among the longest uninterrupted runs by any Indian finance minister.
Stock markets to open on February 1
Both BSE and NSE have confirmed that equity markets will remain open for trading today, even though February 1 falls on a Sunday.
In a circular dated January 16, the NSE said the exchange will conduct a live trading session on February 1, 2026, following standard market hours from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm.
Trading hours and settlement rules
Equity trading on the NSE and BSE will be available from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm. The commodity market will operate in the morning shift from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
However, traders should note settlement restrictions. Cash-bought stocks purchased on Friday cannot be sold on Sunday. Similarly, stocks bought on Sunday cannot be sold in the Monday session.
February 1 now the Budget norm
February 1 has become the standard date for the Union Budget in recent years. The Union Budget 2025 was also presented on the same date, continuing the practice of placing the Budget before the start of the new financial year.
Economic Survey sets the context
Ahead of the Budget, the Ministry of Finance released the Economic Survey on January 29.
Silver under radar
A sharp sell-off in gold and silver prices on Friday night is likely to weigh on stocks linked to the precious metals space when markets reopen. Shares of Hindustan Zinc could come under pressure, alongside gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as weaker commodity prices tend to dampen near-term sentiment for metal-linked equities and investment products.