BSE, NSE to Open on Sunday, Feb 1 for Union Budget Presentation

• BSE and NSE announced that stock markets will operate on Sunday, February 1, for the Union Budget presentation.
• The decision ends speculation about market operations on the budget day, which falls on a Sunday.
• Exchanges will follow standard trading hours, from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the Union Budget 2026 presentation on February 1 at 11 AM.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Union Budget.

Why It Matters: Stock markets will open on Sunday, February 1, to facilitate trading during the Union Budget presentation.