Among the Sensex constituents, Larsen & Toubro gained 4.31% after reporting a 14% increase in consolidated profit after tax to Rs 3,359 crore. Nestle rose 4.25% following its announcement of Rs 688.01 crore net profit for December 2024 quarter.

Major gainers on the Sensex included Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Zomato and Adani Ports. On the other hand, the top losers were Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank, Nestle & Asian Paint

Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India and M&M were the top gainers on the BSE Sensex, while ITC Hotels, Bajaj Finserv, Adani Ports and Zomato were among the top losers

National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE confirmed in a circular issued earlier this week that trading will continue as per regular market hours. Pre-market trading will begin at 9:00 AM and run until 9:08 AM,

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.

The Budget is one of the most important events for the stock market, with policy changes and fiscal measures often leading to sharp movements in stock prices.

Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Friday. While BSE Sensex was above 76,700, Nifty50 was

Apurva Sheth of SAMCO Securities said the modest increase in capex outlay from Rs 11.11 lakh crore in the last fiscal to Rs 11.2 lakh crore this time is much lower than expectations.

Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, opened slightly higher ahead of the Economic Survey 2025 and in line with gains in global markets on Friday. Investor optimism is building as attention shifts to potential catalysts in the upcoming Union Budget.

The stock market opened in the green as trading began on Friday, January 31, 2025, with consumer durables, IT, and auto stocks rising the most. Interestingly, these three sectors were the same ones which opened the most into the red during yesterday's session.

The Indian stock market closed Wednesday's trading session on a positive note with benchmark indices rallying ahead of the monthly expiry and the upcoming Union Budget session. The stock market had seen a positive movement on Tuesday also.