Page 4 - Budget And Markets

Market Highlights: Eco Survey buoys D-Street; Sensex up 741 pts, Nifty at 23,508; eyes on Budget now

Markets Today LIVE: Markets in Indian are poised to open with an upside, amid firm global cues, as investors track the start of the Budget session with the presentation of the Economic Survey today

ITC gains 3% ahead of Budget 2025 on heavy volumes; sin tax in focus

Nuvama Institutional Equities reckons a low probability of a sharp hike in cigarette tax in the upcoming budget (1 Feb-25) given a small tax hike was taken last year.

IPO fund raise between April-Dec 2024 at Rs 11.1 trn: Economic Survey 2025

Economic Survey 2025: India's share in global IPO listings, meanwhile, surged to 30 per cent in 2024, up from 17 per cent in 2023

Income tax relief, capex: Budget 2025 wishlist from Motilal Oswal Sec

Indirect tax relief, interest-free capex loans, household income boost, among 5 key expectations from Motilal Oswal for Budget 2025

Will Sensex, Nifty rally or tank on Budget 2025 day? Check key levels here

On the last 3 Budget days, the Nifty ended marginally in red; the NSE benchmark has ended lower on 5 out of previous 7 occasions when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget.

Defence stocks: GRSE, BDL, BEL, HAL surge up to 9% day ahead of Budget 2025

Shares of BEL, for instance, soared 5 per cent to Rs 292.10 on the back of two-fold jump in average trading volumes after the company reported a healthy December 2024 quarter

Markets Today: Economic Survey, US GDP; Nestle, ONGC, Q3; Dr. Agarwal's IPO

Back home, at 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty futures indicated a strong start, up 71 points at 23,489

Adopt 'Short Strangle' on Nifty ahead of Budget: Sahaj Agrawal, Kotak Sec

Nifty strategy for Budget 2025: The immediate Support & Resistance levels for Nifty50 index are: 22,700 & 23,400

Union Budget 2025 Expectations highlights: MSMEs seek focus on renewable energy, and CBG

Union Budget 2025 Latest Updates: Catch all the latest developments related to Union Budget 2025 here

Markets Today: US Fed outcome; L&T, TaMo Q3; Dr. Agarwal's, CLN Energy IPOs

In the previous session, the Sensex jumped 631.55 points, or 0.83 per cent, to settle at 76,532.96. The Nifty50 also added 205.85 points, or 0.90 per cent, to close at 23,163.10

Budget may boost investor confidence, provide mkt triggers: Naveen Kulkarni

The valuations for Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have become reasonable, but their main challenge is the stabilisation of the currency

ITC, UB, Delta Corp: Trading strategies for sin stocks ahead of Budget 2025

Technical charts indicate that shares of ITC, Godfrey Phillips, VST Industries, Delta Corp and United Breweries could slide up to 28% from present levels. Check key levels here

Monday blues for stock markets! Reasons why Sensex, Nifty are falling today

Why are markets falling: A sustained selling by foreign investors, a falling rupee, weak December quarter results, Budget nervousness, China's DeepSeek, and Trump's tariff war is hurting the sentiment

Budget week: Volatility to rise; Sensex may swing in this 4,000-pt range

The Sensex needs to sustain above 77,000-mark for igniting a pre-Budget rally; Nifty daily chart shows that bearish momentum was showing some signs of tapering-off. India VIX likely to rise this week.

Markets Today: ICICI Bank, Tata Steel Q3; FIIs; Denta Water IPO allotment

In the previous session, the Sensex declined 329.92 points, or 0.43 per cent to 76,190.46. Similarly, the Nifty50 ended the day 113.15 points, or 0.49 per cent, lower at 23,092.20

Markets Today: Ultratech, IndiGo Q3; Denta Water IPO ends; Trump; Budget

Stock Market Today, Jan 24: The stock markets today will eye Q3 results of 81 domestic companies, Flash manufacturing PMI, IPOs, FII selling, and Budget news

Analysts rule out pre-budget market rally; Trump, Q3FY25 earnings in focus

According to Morgan Stanley, markets seem to be approaching the budget with skepticism and could be dealing with both volatility and upside risk post budget.

Budget FY26: Goldman Sachs highlights focus on fiscal deficit, growth

India's elevated public debt-to-GDP ratio remains a concern. A reduction in the general fiscal deficit from 8 per cent in FY25 to 7 per cent by FY30 is critical to keeping public debt sustainable

Will Trump 2.0 aid India Inc earnings? Subhash Chand of SMC Global answers

Subhash Chand Aggarwal, chairman & MD, SMC Global Securities says Trump's return may provide several benefits to India due to trade tensions between US and China

CII calls for fuel excise cut, consumption vouchers to boost demand

Industry body CII in its budget suggestions for 2025-26 has recommended lowering the excise duty on fuel to boost consumption, especially at the lower income level, arguing that fuel prices significantly drive inflation. The budget could also consider reducing marginal tax rates for personal income up to Rs 20 lakh per annum. This would help trigger the virtuous cycle of consumption, higher growth and higher tax revenue, said CII. Asserting that the gap between the highest marginal rate for individuals at 42.74 per cent and the normal Corporate Tax Rate at 25.17 per cent, is high, it said, inflation has reduced the buying power of lower and middle-income earners. "The central excise duty alone accounts for approximately 21 per cent of the retail price for petrol and 18 per cent for diesel. Since May 2022, these duties have not been adjusted in line with the approximately 40 per cent decrease in global crude prices. Lowering excise duty on fuel would help reduce overall inflation and