Stock market open today: Is NSE, BSE open for Union Budget 2025 special session?
stock market will be open for a special trading session today, Saturday, February 1, 2025, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE confirmed in a circular issued earlier this week that trading will continue as per regular market hours.
Market timings for Budget day
On Budget day, the trading schedule will follow its usual timings. Pre-market trading will begin at 9:00 AM and run until 9:08 AM, after which equity market trading will take place from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.
In addition, commodity derivatives trading will remain open until 5:00 PM. However, since February 1, 2025, is a settlement holiday, trades and fund transactions from January 31 and February 1 will be settled on Monday, February 3, 2025. The T+0 settlement session will also be suspended for the day.
Why is the stock market open on Budget day?
The decision to keep the markets open on a Saturday aligns with past practices, when markets opened on Saturdays for budget announcements, notably in 2020 and 2015. This allows investors to react promptly to the fiscal policies, tax reforms, and sector-specific allocations announced in the Union Budget, which can significantly influence market movements.
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