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.

Ahead of the Budget, the BSE Sensex opened 136 points higher at 77,637 and the NSE Nifty belled the day at 23,528.60, up 22 points.

Shares of agriculture companies surged up to 13 per cent on Saturday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, covering 100 districts with low yields, modern crop intensity and below-average credit parameters.

Major gainers on the Sensex included Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Zomato and Adani Ports. On the other hand, the top losers were Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank, Nestle & Asian Paint

Stock Market LIVE Updates | Sensex and Nifty50 extended gains for a fourth session, driven by Budget optimism. At 1:50 pm, Sensex rose 705 points (0.92%) to 77,467, while Nifty50 gained 249 points (1.

L&T, Titan, Nestle, M&M and Maruti Suzuki were among the top gainers on BSE Sensex, while ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, NTPC slipped, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finserv, were among the top losers

The share market was in the green as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began her Budget speech in the parliament