Sensex has recorded average 3% swing on Budget day, shows data

Stocks tend to see huge gyration on Budget day as investors decipher the impact of the various announcements made by the Finance Minister

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Since 2008, the benchmark Sensex has swung an average 3 per cent on the Budget day

Samie Modak Mumbai
The markets have given up more than 7 per cent in the six trading sessions leading up to the Budget. Volatility, too, has spiked with the Indix VIX closing at 25.3 — a level last seen seven months ago.

Stocks tend to see huge gyration on Budget day as investors decipher the impact of the various announcements made by the Finance Minister. Since 2008, the benchmark Sensex has swung an average 3 per cent on the Budget day.

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After the last Budget, it had swung 3.2 per cent and ended with a deficit of 2.4 per

First Published: Jan 30 2021 | 12:49 PM IST

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