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.

Sectorally, the Realty and FMCG indices dominated in the session and ended 3.38 per cent and 3.01 per cent higher. Meanwhile, the PSU Bank index stood among the laggards and tanked 1.59 per cent.

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.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Friday, a day ahead of the Union Budget 2025 prese

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

Apurva Sheth of SAMCO Securities said the modest increase in capex outlay from Rs 11.11 lakh crore in the last fiscal to Rs 11.2 lakh crore this time is much lower than expectations.

Investors will be tracking the proposals under Budget 2025 as the government works towards its vision of making India a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047