The Indian stock market experienced a major downturn, with the Sensex dropping over 700 points and the Nifty 50 falling below 23,250 due to unfavorable global signals. Investors lost around ₹5 lakh crore in just five minutes.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Monday morning. While BSE Sensex went below 77,000, Nifty50 was near 23,250. At 9:20 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 76,843.

Market experts believe that while the budget had some positive aspects, certain key areas did not meet expectations.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,365 level, a discount of nearly 190 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

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Indian stock markets closed trading on Monday in red. The key equity benchmark indices settled for the day in negative territory after trading on a muted note throughout the session. The BSE Sensex closed trading under 77,

The stock market opened lower as trading for the week began on Monday, February 3, 2025, the first opening after the presentation of Union Budget 2024 on February 1. Metal, mid and small cap IT & telecom stocks,

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth consecutive Budget today. The budget - government's first full-year budget in the third term - is expected to further help India achieve its goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

The Indian equity benchmark indices began the trading week on a muted note echoing the sentiment of the Asian markets. As of 9:19 AM, the BSE Sensex plunged close to 650 points to trade near 76,860, while the NSE Nifty50 stood above 23,