Budget 2025 Stock Market Highlights: Sensex closes 5 points up, Nifty stays red

Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact Highlights: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget today at 11 am in parliament, with a focus on agriculture, manufacturing, employment, MSMEs, uplifting rural areas and innovation. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) were open due to the Union Budget presentation, with the Sensex closing at 77,505.96 with a 5.39 point increase. Nifty on the other hand, remained in the red at 23,482.15, down 22.65 points....Read More
While the Nifty didn't perform well, the sector wise Nifty Auto, Nifty FMCG and Nifty Consumer Durables showed gains.
Zomato rose 15 points, Maruti increased 615 points and ITC Hotels grew 7.75 points, emerging as the biggest winners on the Sensex. Down 11 points - Powergrid was the top loser, followed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) down 119 and NTPC down 6 points.
Key takeaways of the Union Budget
- One of the biggest takeaways from the Budget was the income tax rebate which stated that under the new tax regime, there will be zero income tax up to an annual income of ₹12 Lakh.
- In the agricultural sector, the PM Dhandhanya Krisihi Yojna was announced, which will cover 100 districts with low productivity. It will enhance agricultural productivity and augment storage at the panchayat level. This programme will cover 1.7 crore farmers.
- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that the investment limit for the classification of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) would be increased 2.5 times.
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Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex closes 5 points up, Nifty remains red
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The Sensex closed at 77,505.96 with a 5.39 point increase. Nifty on the other hand, remained in the red at 23,482.15, down 22.65 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Executive director of Tata Motors, says removal of custom duties will boost EV production
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Girish Wagh, the executive director of Tata Motors, which was trending down 9 points on the Sensex today, praised the Union Budget for the removal of basic custom duties on materials for battery manufacturing which will boost EV production.
"As infrastructure projects gain momentum and consumption picks up, improved roads, connectivity, and logistics will undoubtedly drive increased demand for freight and commercial transport solutions driven by both domestic demand and broader economic recovery," he added.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Zomato takes top spot on Sensex with 15 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Zomato took the top spot on the Sensex, with 15 points increasing to a share price of 235. The Sensex is in the green and is expected to close with an increase of 60 points as compared to Friday.

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Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty Consumer Durables index on the rise
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty Consumer Durables index gains 1,159.80 points as the overall Nifty continues to be red. Crompton, Blue Star Co and Bata India took the top spots on the index.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: NSE forecasts Nifty to close 16 points down
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The NSE has predicted that Nifty will close 16 points down, with share prices currently down 26 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: BSE predicts Sensex to close at 77,559.34
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The BSE has predicted that the Sensex will close on Saturday at 77,559.34, with a 60 point increase after the special trading session of the markets due to the Union Budget 2025 presented in parliament
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty down by 6 points again
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty is down by 6 points again after marginally recovering. Sensex has gained 60 points as markets continue to fluctuate after the Union Budget was presented in parliament.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Agriculture companies win big after Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Shares of agriculture companies surged up to 13 per cent on Saturday after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana during the Union Budget announcement, covering 100 districts with low yields, modern crop intensity and below-average credit parameters.
The scrip of Kaveri Seed Co soared 13.49 per cent to ₹1,020.70 apiece, Mangalam Seeds climbed 7.09 per cent to ₹222, Nath Bio-Genes grew 5.77 per cent to ₹178.60, Dhanuka Agritech increased 2.61 per cent to ₹1,479.35 and UPL grew 0.94 per cent to ₹609 on the BSE.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty gains 15 points again as markets fluctuate post Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: NSE's Nifty gained 15 points after trending 20 points downward while continue to fluctuate post Budget.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex rises marginally, Nifty down again
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The BSE Sensex rose by 35 points at 2:37 pm as markets near a close after a special trading session due to the Union Budget presentation.
However, Nifty trended downwards by 20 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sense, Nifty remain volatile after Budget presentation
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Stock indices opened with gains and traded with positive trends during the Budget presentation. However, soon after finance minister Sitharaman completed her Budget speech in Parliament, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 494.1 points to 77,006.47 in the late afternoon trade.
The NSE Nifty went lower by 162.35 points to 23,346.05.
Later, the indices slowly recovered but kept shifting from turning red to green.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Shares for Indian cement companies fall amid infrastructure budget hike
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Indian cement companies' shares fell on Saturday after the government announced a 'modest' spending hike for infrastructure projects in the annual budget.
UltraTech Cement's shares dropped 2.7%, while those of rival Adani Group's cement firms Ambuja and ACC slumped 4.5% and 2.3% respectively.
Other big cement firms - Shree and Dalmia Bharat - declined 3% and 2% respectively.
The Indian government said it will spend a record 11.21 trillion rupees ($129.54 billion) on infrastructure in the upcoming financial year that begins on April 1, but the increase in planned spending disappointed markets.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: L&T loses big, down by 151 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Larsen & Toubro hit the bottom of the BSE Sensex on Saturday after the Union Budget presentation in parliament. The company was down by 151 points, followed by Powergrid and Ultracemco.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty Auto gains by 478 points, Maruti at the top
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty Auto has gained by 478 points as the Nifty generally trends low, down 12 points. The auto industry received a boost after the Union Budget was presented, with Maruti gaining by 620 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: 2025 Budget looks to integrate green agenda and growth, says sustainability expert
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Heena Khushalani, Partner - climate change and sustainability services, EY India, said that the 2025 budget announcement was definitely aimed at integrating the government's green agenda alongside India's robust growth.
“The clear focus to support cleantech manufacturing incl. support to lithium-ion batteries is a welcome move to reduce our dependency on exports. The National Nuclear Mission outlay of 20k crore alongside private sector participation will certainly bolster India's energy transition. The budget also has a good focus on boosting climate resilience and agricultural productivity, fisheries and these are all measures required to support the sustainable growth of rural India,” she said.
"While the budget does show the government's commitment towards sustainable growth, an enhanced focus on adaptation financing and climate finance taxonomy is required/have been amiss to boost sustainable finance would be necessary,” she added.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex gains 50 points, Nifty still down
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: After a long period of losses, the Sensex gained 50 points although was Nifty still down by 12 points. After the Budget speech ended, Sensex fell more than 450 points and Nifty fell 150 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty down by 75 points, Sensex falls 138 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty and Sensex continue to fall, with the Nifty down by 75 points and Sensex by 138 points after the Budget speech. While the market was fluctuating for a while, it is mostly trending downwards at the moment apart from FMCG companies, who have made massive gains.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: ‘Policy, consumption centric’ says economist on Union Budget, says strong execution needed
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Ms. Anitha Rangan, Economist, Equirus said that the Union Budget 2025 had embodied a reform-centric, longer term vision which included all stakeholders including states and public-private partnerships.
Rangan said strong execution was needed to follow through on the policy and consumption centric Budget.
“With a special focus on long term investment encompassing, people, economy and innovation, the fund mechanism of funding will encompass private participation. In addition, there is focus on urban development and revitalization of asset monitisation along with clean energy which suggests more longer term focus. While capex growth does not look very robust, implicit capex via long term reforms shows promise,” she said.
She also added that that the tax reliefs introduced at the end of the Budget speech were “the icing in the cake."
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Insurance companies shares rise after government increases FDI limit
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Insurance companies such as SBI Life and HDFC Life rose 2.3% each, while ICICI Prudential Life gained 3% after the Union Budget presentation concluded.
The rise was due to the government announcing that they will raise the foreign direct investment limit to 100% in the insurance sector.
Pipe and infrastructure companies also gained after the government extended a scheme to enhance water supply for till 2028.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Fertilisers, Auto and other consumption sectors perform well in market after Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: While Indian shares inched lower after the Budget announcement, consumption-linked sectors such as fast-moving consumer goods rose 3.1%, while auto gained 2.1%, due to a cut in personal income tax rates in a bid to boost consumption.
Fertiliser companies also rose after the government announced a further increase in urea supply.
"The budget has met market expectations, with focus on consumption revival, capex leading to some positivity," said Gaurav Dua, senior vice president and head of capital market strategy at Mirae Asset Sharekhan.
"The muted reaction of the benchmarks to the budget is because of no major negative surprises," Dua added.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty FMCG makes massive gains, up by 2006 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The Nifty index for the FMCG sector was up by 2006 points, raking in massive gains as compared to the rest of the markets which have been trending downwards.
Britannia, Hindustan Lever and Godrej Consumer Products Limited, made the biggest gains, with their shares rising 245, 106 and 70 points respectively.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Maruti logs the largest gains on Sensex, gains by 635 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: As the rest of the markets trend downwards, Maruti shares have increased by 635 points taking the top spot on the BSE Sensex.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: More than half of BSE Sensex companies in red
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: 17 out of 30 companies on the BSE Sensex noted losses in their shares after the Union Budget speech.
Ultracemco was hit the worst, down by 427 points. Larsen and Toubro (L&T) were also down by 113 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Metal and energy stocks fall the most
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty Metal fell the most among the sectoral indices by 1.94%. This was followed by Nifty Oil & gas which was down 1.93%, and Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Midsmall IT & Telecom, which was both down 1.29%.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex, Nifty fall again as markets fluctuate after Budget speech
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The BSE Sensex fell by 452 points and Nifty went down by 150 points as the market continues to fluctuate after the Union Budget 2025 presentation by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
One of the biggest highlights of the Budget was the announcement of no income tax on income upto 12 lakh, which led to a quick surge and then fall in the markets.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex, Nifty increase slowly after fall as Budget presentation ends
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Sensex slowly rose back up by 14 points after going down by 455 points when the income tax relief scheme was announced by the finance minister. As the Budget speech came to an end Nifty also increased by 3 points after falling by 115 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: Nifty FMCG, Auto, Realty and Consumer Durables increase, other sectors remain red
Budget 2025 Stock Market Impact LIVE: The Nifty FMCG, Auto, Realty and Consumer Durables indices increased while other sectors remained red after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax relief measure in her Budget presentation which waived income tax for those earning less than 12 lakh.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Markets surge then turned red after Sitharaman's tax relief announcement
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The markets fluctuated massively as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that there would be no income tax levied below the 12 lakh income slab. Sensex initially picked up by 120 points and Nifty by 60 points, before they quickly fell by 139 points and 35 points respectively.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Nifty turns red, only healthcare index in green
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The NSE Nifty has turned red during the Union Budget presentation, with only one sectoral index - healthcare - in green.
The healthcare index was up 14 points at 12:05 pm, while the total Nifty index was down by 98 points. Sensex is also down by 57 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex falls by 455 points, Nifty down by 115 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: After soaring upwards from the beginning of the Union Budget presentation, Sensex and Nifty have suddenly fallen by 455 points and 115 points respectively.
Budget estimate for 2025-2026 is around 31.47 lakh crore rupees, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in parliament.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex falls after soaring upwards at beginning of Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Nifty and Sensex, which had earlier recorded an increase of 120 and 319 points respectively at the beginning of the Budget, decreased sharply as the finance minister's speech continue.
The Nifty at 11:53 am gained by 16 points and the Sensex fell by 270 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Fisheries and fertiliser-linked stocks gain during agricultural Budget announcements
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Indian shares increased during the Union Budget presentation by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, with sectors including fertilisers and fisheries-linked stocks gaining after announcements.
Fisheries-linked stocks such as Coastal Corp and Apex Frozen rose 4% and 5.2%, respectively, after the finance minister said the government will focus on sustainable harnessing of fisheries, especially in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshwadeep.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: FM announces social security for gig workers, credit cards for farmers, urban rejuvenation fund
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the presentation of the Union Budget announced a social security scheme for gig workers, power sector reforms, nuclear energy missions, credit cards for farmers, and an urban rejuvenation program as part of the Budget's plan to push for inclusive development
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Titan, Nestle, HCL Tech hit Sensex bottom
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Titan (down by 61.30 points), Nestle (down by 25.40 points) and HCL Tech (down by 12 points) have hit the bottom of the Sensex, as Indian shares on a whole have risen by 316 points during a special trading session for the Union Budget presentation.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: MSME's to be second engine, focus on 7.5 crore people
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that MSMEs will act as the second engine of the government's budget with a focus on 7.5 crore people.
“MSME with quality products are responsible for the economy. The investment of MSMEs will be enhanced 2.5 times respectively, which will hep them to generate employment,” Sitharaman said.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex rises by 216 points, Nifty goes up further by 65 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman started her presentation of the Union Budget, especially with the government's policies focused on improving and aiding the agricultural sector, Sensex increased by 216 points while Nifty went up by another 65 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Government to focus on agriculture, manufacturing and employment
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The government in the Union Budget has vowed to focus on 10 broad areas - agriculture, manufacturing, employment, MSMEs, uplifting rural areas and innovation.
“This budget aims to work on transformative reforms,” said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex up by 180 points, Nifty by 67 as Budget begins
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The BSE Sensex was up by 180 points and the NSE Nifty by 67 points after the Budget began, slightly lower than the gains leading up to the Budget presentation.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Accelerating growth, inclusive development are the focus of the Budget, says FM Sitharaman
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman began the Union Budget 2025 presentation by highlighting that the financial policies of the government would focus on inclusive development, supporting employment and innovation and accelerating growth.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex up by 240 points, Nifty up by 77 as Union Budget begins
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: As the Union Budget presentation in parliament begins, the BSE Sensex is up by 240 points and the NSE Nifty is up by 77 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Nifty IT index down by 50 points, only Persistent and Infosys green
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The Nifty sectoral IT index was down by 50 points on Saturday as of 10:45 am. Only Persistent, which was up by 60 points and Infosys, which was up by 6 points, were in the green.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex up by 170 points, Nifty up by 50 points
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The BSE Sensex is up by 170 points as of 10:37 pm, merely half an hour away from the Union Budget being presented in parliament.
Nifty has relatively stabilised around a 50 point increase.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: State-owned companies gain as markets open before Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: State-owned companies gained 1%, due to expectations of increased budgetary allocations in the Union Budget 2025, which is set to be presented in parliament today.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: 12 out of 13 major sectors gain in special session
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Twelve of the 13 major sectors gained on Saturday when the markets opened, while the more domestically focussed mid-cap and small-cap indexes rose 0.7% and 1%, respectively.
The realty index climbed 1% amid expectations of measures boosting housing and infrastructure segments.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty maintain trend upwards in anticipation of Budget
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The Sensex is up by 192 points as of 10:22 am and the Nifty is up by 51 points ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget, 2025 in parliament.
The indices faced an initial downward trend as markets opened but quickly recovered with expectations of a pro-growth Budget being unveiled.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: 10 out of 30 companies on Sensex trending low
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, Reliance, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Titan are among the 10 companies whose shares have turned red after markets opened for trading on Saturday, on account of the Union Budget presentation.
Titan is at the bottom, down by 35 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Sensex up by 214 points, Nifty up by 44
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: The BSE Sensex is up by 214 points and the NSE's Nifty is up by 44 points.
IndusInd Bank shares are up by 25 points leading the Sensex, while Titan is at the bottom, down by 34 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Nifty Auto up by 103 points, MRF leads
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Nifty Auto is up by 103 points with MRF, Mahindra and Mahindra and Bosch limited leading on the sectoral index.
MRF surges ahead with 798 points, with Mahindra and Mahindra following with an increase of 115 points and Bosch following with 50 points.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Proctor and Gamble, Colgate, Hindustan Unilever gain on Nifty FMCG
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Proctor and Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare Limited rose by 42.95 points on the Nifty FMCG index, followed by Colgate Palmolive and Hindustan Unilever gaining by 28 and 16 points respectively.
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Which Sensex stocks fell the most?
Budget 2025 Stock Market LIVE: Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Nestle India Ltd fell the most by 1.08%, trading at ₹2,288. This was followed by Titan Company Ltd, which fell 1%, trading at ₹3,454.75, and Hindustan Unilever Ltd, which fell 0.54%, trading at ₹2458.