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Stock Market highlights: Sensex, Nifty 50 see worst budget day in six years
Stock market highlights: As of 3.40 pm on Sunday, the BSE was down 1546.84 (-1.88%) points at 80,722.94, while the NSE was down 495.20 points (-1.96%) at 24,825.45.
- 5:49 PM IST, Feb 1What happened in the stock market today?
- 5:17 PM IST, Feb 1Railways get ₹2.9 lakh crore capex allocation, total outlay at ₹2.7 lakh crore
- 4:31 PM IST, Feb 1Why did BSE Sensex, Nifty50 crash today?
- 4:06 PM IST, Feb 1What gets cheaper and costlier after Budget 2026?
- 3:46 PM IST, Feb 1BSE down 1.88%, NSE by 1.96% after Budget 2026
- 3:29 PM IST, Feb 1Stock market will absorb STT hike, NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan says
- 3:15 PM IST, Feb 1Microsoft India President says Budget 2026 sets a clear direction for India’s next phase of growth
- 3:04 PM IST, Feb 1BEL, Adani Ports, Reliance, Maruti among losers in NSE
- 2:23 PM IST, Feb 1Wipro, Max Health, Titan, Sun Pharma among major gainers in NSE
- 1:54 PM IST, Feb 1Brokerage stocks tanks over 18 pc as Budget hikes STT on commodity futures
- 1:14 PM IST, Feb 1BSE, NSE on way to recovery, but still remain in red
- 12:48 PM IST, Feb 1HDFC, Sun Pharma, TCS among major gainers in BSE
- 12:35 PM IST, Feb 1Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options transactions. Check full details
- 12:32 PM IST, Feb 1Sensex, Nifty witness drop after FM's derivates announcement
- 12:20 PM IST, Feb 1FM announces tax holiday for foreign companies setting up data centres in India
- 12:08 PM IST, Feb 1FM proposes increasing time limit for filing revised ITR
- 12:03 PM IST, Feb 1FM Proposes rule-based automated process for small taxpayers
- 11:54 AM IST, Feb 1Govt plans to support states in creating five university township
- 11:50 AM IST, Feb 1Coal India, Titan, Tata Steel among major NSE losers
- 11:32 AM IST, Feb 1Maxhealth, Sunpharma among major gainers in NSE
- 11:27 AM IST, Feb 1FM proposes ₹10,000 cr investment in biopharma
- 11:22 AM IST, Feb 1Shares of Dixon Technologies, Amber Enterprises, Syrma SGS Technology rise
- 11:12 AM IST, Feb 1Biopharma in focus in FM's Budget speech
- 11:08 AM IST, Feb 1Nirmala Sitharaman says inspired by 3 'kartavya' in Budget 2026
- 11:03 AM IST, Feb 1Nirmala Sitharaman starts Budget presentation
- 10:59 AM IST, Feb 1BEL, Sunpharma among major gainers; Titan, Tatasteel among losers in BSE
- 10:50 AM IST, Feb 1Sensex, Nifty witness slight fluctuation after opening flat
- 10:35 AM IST, Feb 1Why are gold, silver prices seeing such fluctuation? Explained
- 10:33 AM IST, Feb 1Which sectors accounted for the major expenditure in last year’s budget?
- 10:29 AM IST, Feb 1Sun Pharma shares climb nearly 4% post earnings announcement
- 10:21 AM IST, Feb 1‘Markets likely to remain highly volatile,’ says Enrich Money CEO
- 10:09 AM IST, Feb 1Who were the major gainers, losers among 30-share BSE Sensex
- 9:55 AM IST, Feb 1Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament to present Budget 2026
- 9:42 AM IST, Feb 1Sensex, Nifty open flat, what numbers say
- 9:20 AM IST, Feb 1Sensex, Nifty open flat ahead of Budget presentation
- 9:16 AM IST, Feb 1What stocks to buy today?
- 9:04 AM IST, Feb 1‘Expectations balanced between growth support and fiscal prudence,’ says expert
- 8:47 AM IST, Feb 1What are the expectations related to technology and AI?
- 8:27 AM IST, Feb 1What are key expectations related to renewable energy and power?
- 8:15 AM IST, Feb 1What are the expectations related to defence in this year's Budget?
- 8:04 AM IST, Feb 1What are expectations related to automotive and electric vehicles?
- 7:52 AM IST, Feb 1What are expectations related to infrastructure and railways in this year's budget
- 7:39 AM IST, Feb 1What is the market sentiment ahead of this year's Budget?
- 7:22 AM IST, Feb 1What restrictions are in place today in stock markets?
- 7:11 AM IST, Feb 1Where is the Union Budget printed?
- 7:01 AM IST, Feb 1When will the stock market open today?
Stock market highlights: India's two benchmark equity indices, the Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), saw the worse budget day in the last six years as the stock market crashed on Sunday afternoon after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday. This is a record ninth consecutive time Sitharaman is presenting the budget....Read More
Finance minister's Budget speech made a key ₹10,000 crore allocation for the biopharma sector, following which, firms such as Max Health and Sun Pharma were among the major gainers on Sunday morning.
However, shares of Coal India, Titan, Tata Steel remained amongst the losers in NSE.
The finance minister also said that the government will focus on helping women move from credit-based livelihoods to becoming owners of their own enterprises as she presented the Union Budget 2026-27 and announced the launch of “She MARTS”, which will operate as retail outlets run by self-help entrepreneurs and owned by the community. The proposal was made due to the success of the Lakhpati Didi programme, she said.
Budget 2026 | Key highlights
-No changes in Income Tax slabs 2026
-New Income tax act will come into effect from April 1, 2026
-Taxpayers with ITR1 and ITR2 to continue to file till Jul 31
-FM proposed to reduce TCS rates for education, medical purposes
-FM proposed to allow duty-free imports of specified inputs
-FM proposed to increase limit for duty-free imports of inputs used for processing sea foods
-FM proposed to exempt duty on 17 medicines
-FM proposed to exempt Minimum Alternate Tax for non-residents
-FM proposed high-powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise’ standing committee
-FM proposed 7 high-speed rail corridors
-FM proposed to increase public capex to ₹12.2 lakh crores
-FM proposed integrated programme with five sub-parts
-FM Sitharaman proposed to operationalise 20 new national waterways over next 5 years
-FM Sitharaman proposed setting up mega textile parks
-FM Sitharaman proposed to set up ₹10,000 crore to create champion SMEs
-FM proposed Bio Pharma Shakti to develop India as global bio-pharma hub
-FM Sitharaman announced Semiconductor Mission 2.0
Stock market to remain open today
Since the budget is being presented on Sunday, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) announced that equity markets will remain open for trading on Sunday, February 1, though usually weekends are off for both exchanges.
"On account of the presentation of the Union Budget, members are requested to note that Exchange shall be conducting a live trading session on February 01, 2026, as per the standard market timings (9:15 am-3:30 pm)," the NSE said in a circular.
How stock market reacted ahead of Budget 2026
Before the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, both Sensex and Nifty witnessed a drop in early trade on Friday after a three-day rally. While the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 619.06 points to 81,947.31 in opening trade, the 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 171.35 points to 25,247.55.
Budget 2026 stock market LIVE updates: How is the budget officially prepared?
The preparation of India's budget is a months-long, highly confidential exercise involving multiple ministries, senior bureaucrats, and ministers, culminating in the presentation of the Annual Financial Statement in Parliament. It includes consultations, inputs from ministries, series of meetings, an assessment before budget which is present as the Economic Survey, a traditional halwa ceremony, followed by the final drafting and finalising of budget documents during a mandatory 'lock-in' period.
Budget 2026 stock market LIVE updates: What is the Union Budget
Union Budget is the most comprehensive report of the Indian government's finances, in which revenues from all sources and outlays for all activities are consolidated, according to the ministry of finance. The budget also contains estimates of the government's accounts for the next fiscal year.
Budget 2026 stock market LIVE updates: When will Nirmala Sitharaman present Union Budget 2026
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament today at around 11 am. This is the ninth consecutive time Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget.
