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

Markets fluctuated immensely due to the presentation of the Union Budget, showing massive gains initially which slowed down as the Budget was revealed

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 Indian stock market is open today as the BSE, NSE and MCX have announced a special trading session on Budget day.

The positive performance of the Indian stock was driven by strong profitability growth, rapid traction of digital financial infra, expanding investor base and substantial reforms in products and processes,

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The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,438 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

On July 23, 2024, FM Nirmala Sitharaman had presented the first full Budget of the Modi 3.0 government after which benchmarks Sensex and Nifty closed marginally lower. Sensex closed 0.09 per cent down at 80,

Indian benchmark indices opened flat on Thursday, tracking the subdued movement of Asian markets, as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and offered little insight into future rate cuts.