Union Budget 2025 Expectation: The country’s industry sector has a lot of expectations from the budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on 1 February 2025 at 11 am. This will be the second full budget of Modi Government 3.0 and the eighth budget of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Despite Saturday, there will be regular functioning of the stock market on 1st February.
Stock market will remain open
Due to budget announcements, Indian stock markets BSE and NSE will also open on 1 February 2025. However, stock markets remain closed on Saturdays. Usually, Indian stock markets are closed on Saturdays and Sundays, but a special live trading session will be held on Budget day. The stock market will function like a normal day. Trading in the stock market will take place from 9:15 am to 3:30 am. Investors will be able to trade on Saturday also. On this day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget of the country. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will trade on this day.
Earlier also, despite it falling on Saturday, the budget has been presented on 1st February and the market has remained open.
This is not the first time that the budget is being presented on a Saturday. Earlier on 1 February 2020 and 28 February 2015, the budget was also presented on Saturday and the stock market was open for trading on those days. This time also the budget will be presented on Saturday, 1 February 2025.
Investors make special preparations for the budget
Budget day has special significance for investors. On this day, there are fluctuations in the stock market, because announcements related to government schemes, expenses, and income have a direct impact on the market. Many investors make strategies to earn profits on this day.
discussion before the budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is holding discussions with industry and stakeholders before the budget. Now the industry is expecting the announcement of tax reforms, economic incentives and policy changes in the budget. The priority of the government in the upcoming budget is to accelerate economic growth and increase employment opportunities. The industry hopes that doing business will become easier through new schemes in the budget.
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