Budget 2025 Market Highlights: FMCG, Realty shares shine; Sensex ends flat at 77,506, Nifty 23,482
Union Budget 2025 Stock Market Highlights: FMCG and Realty shares emerged as top performers in the sectoral markets, with the Nifty FMCG, and Realty indices settling higher by over 3 per cent each
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Union Budget 2025 Stock Market Highlights, Saturday, February 1, 2025: Benchmark equity indices settled on a flat note on Saturday, after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today. After scaling the day's high of 77,899.05, the Sensex took a retreat and settled at 77,505.96, up merely 5.39 points or 0.01 per cent from its previous close. The NSE Nifty50, on other hand, ended at 23,482.15, down 26.25 points or 0.11 per cent. The index traded in the range of 23,632.45-23,318.30 on Saturday. Among the Nifty50 constituent stocks, gains were led by Trent, ITC Hotels, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Consumer, and Eicher Motors, with increases of up to 6.98 per cent. On the other hand, Bharat Electronics, Power Grid Corporation, Larsen & Toubro, Grasim, and Cipla constituted the top laggards of the Nifty50, with losses extending up to 4.10 per cent.
Among the broader markets, small-cap shares outperformed others, with the Nifty Smallcap100 index ending higher by 0.41 per cent, whereas the Nifty Midcap100 index ended down 0.42 per cent. India VIX, which gauges the volatility in the markets, ended higher by 13.24 per cent at 14.10 points.
FMCG and Realty shares emerged as top performers in the sectoral markets, with the Nifty FMCG, and Realty indices settling higher by over 3 per cent each. The Nifty Consumer Durables index followed, ending higher by 2.96 per cent. Other sectoral indices, including Nifty Auto, Private Bank, and Select Healthcare, also ended with gains of up to 1.91 per cent.
Conversely, Nifty IT, PSU Bank, Financial Services, Pharma, and Email indices were among the top laggards, posting declines of up to 1.59 per cent at close.
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Market expert view
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View by Prashanth Tapse, senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.
View by Prashanth Tapse, senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Technical view
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View by Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities.
View by Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities.
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Here's a look at Nifty50 gainers and losers at close
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and loser at close
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: A glance at broader market
Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: BSE Midcap ended in negative territory whereas Smallcap closed in positive.
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Nifty closes 26.25 pts lower at 23,482.15
Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: NSE Nifty finished 26.25 points or 0.11 per cent lower at 23,482.15.
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: Sensex closes flat with negative bias at 77,566.36
Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: BSE Sensex closed 5.39 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 77,566.36.
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In the process, the Nifty 50 index was seen quoting above its 20-DMA (Daily Moving Average) for the second straight trading session after a gap of one-and-half month. Read more
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Stock Market LIVE Budget 2025 Updates: PM Modi says tax relief will provide big benefit to middle class
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In a video message, Modi said, “Tax relief will provide a big benefit to the middle class and salaried employees.” Read more
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First Published: Feb 01 2025 | 8:09 AM IST