Budget 2025 stock market opening: The NSE and BSE have announced in a circular that Indian stock markets will operate for a special trading session on Saturday, February 1, 2025, due to the Union Budget 2025-26 presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
This continues the established practice of Saturday market operations during budget presentations, as seen in 2020 and 2015. This enables immediate market response to policy announcements, tax changes, and budget allocations.
Budget 2025 special BSE Sensex, Nifty50 session details
The special stock market session will commence with pre-market trading from 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM.
BSE Sensex and Nifty50 traders should note that regular market hours will be observed during this full trading session, with equity trading scheduled from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM and commodity derivatives continuing until 5:00 PM. The T+0 settlement session will not operate due to the settlement holiday.
The Union Budget serves as a crucial financial event, establishing the year’s economic direction. Market participants will evaluate the government’s fiscal strategy, focusing on growth initiatives, tax policies, and sector-specific programmes that influence investment decisions.
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Financial experts will scrutinise FM Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 proposals, particularly anticipating significant market movements in infrastructure, banking, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors based on policy declarations.
The Union Budget presentation traditionally occurred on February’s final working day. However, since 2017, the presentation date shifted to February 1, providing additional implementation time within the fiscal year.
This upcoming budget marks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s eighth consecutive presentation for the fiscal year 2025-26.
The previous comprehensive Union Budget was delivered by Sitharaman on July 23, 2024, after the Lok Sabha elections, following an interim budget presented on February 1, 2024, which covered essential governmental expenditures.
