Nifty 50, Sensex and the Nifty Bank indices witnessed a good recovery last week. However, the rise stalled on Saturday as the Union Budget failed to impress the markets. The expected trigger has not come from the Budget for the markets to rise strongly.

The Indian stock market is open today as the BSE, NSE and MCX have announced a special trading session on Budget day.

BSE Sensex opened over 100 points up at 77,637.01 on Saturday, Budget 2025 day while the NSE Nifty 50 index opened above the 23,500-mark. As FM Sitharaman proceeded with her Budget 2025 speech, the indices reacted rather subtly to the announcements and measures announced by her but slipped into red towards the end.

During Sitharaman's speech, the Indian benchmarks erased morning gains and fell to the day's low. The Nifty 50 declined 0.81% to 23,318.30, and the Sensex fell 0.64% to 77,006.47.

Indian markets opened flat ahead of the Union Budget 2025, with Sensex and Nifty struggling for direction while mid- and small-cap stocks outshone

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,438 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian stock markets opened flat in a special trading session on Saturday, ahead of the Budget presentation. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,528.60, registering a gain of 20.20 points or 0.09 per cent,