Stock Market Updates Live: Sensex Marginally Up On Budget, Nifty Above 21,750 – News18

Stock Market Updates: Benchmark equity indices opened higher ahead of the presentation of the interim budget. Sensex jumped … points in the early trade while Nifty was trading above…

Interim Budget 2024

Investors wait for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Interim Union Budget presentation, hoping for measures to boost economic growth and control deficits. On a positive note, January’s GST collections hit a record high of Rs 1.72 lakh crore.

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Benchmark equity indices climbed nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday on buying in HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.

Recovering all the early lost ground, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 612.21 points or 0.86 per cent to settle at 71,752.11. During the day, it zoomed 711.49 points or 1 per cent to 71,851.39.

The Nifty climbed 203.60 points or 0.95 per cent to 21,725.70.

Among the Sensex firms, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, State Bank of India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid and UltraTech Cement were the major gainers.

Larsen & Toubro declined over 4 per cent after its December quarter earnings. Titan also ended lower from the 30-share pack.

In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower while Seoul settled in the green.

European markets were trading on a mixed note. The US markets ended mostly down on Tuesday.

“A positive build-up was reflected in Indian markets prior to the interim budget, although expectations are low, the market anticipates a lower fiscal deficit supported by buoyant tax revenues. The overall trend in the market is akin to a see-saw, and the buy-on-dips strategy is effective as of now. Global market cues are mixed ahead of the FOMC meeting, and US 10-year yields were marginally down,” news agency PTI quoted Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services, as saying.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.91 per cent to USD 82.12 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,970.52 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.

The BSE benchmark fell by 801.67 points or 1.11 per cent to settle at 71,139.90 on Tuesday.

The Nifty declined 215.50 points or 0.99 per cent to 21,522.10.

Interim Budget

The interim budget for 2024-25 is scheduled for presentation on February 01, 2024. While it’s not a full-fledged budget like the one presented in July, it can still impact the stock market in several ways.

Investors will be looking for announcements related to specific sectors like infrastructure, rural development, and social welfare.

(With PTI inputs)