Budget and stock markets: How Sensex, Nifty have fared on D-Day in last 15 yearsOver the last 15 years, Sensex and Nifty have shown a mixed but slightly positive record on Budget days, with average gains of 0.35% for Se...
01 Feb, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Is Budget day overrated? What 15 years of Nifty data reveals about post-Budget tradesHistorical Nifty data reveals that investors often miss opportunities by focusing on Budget Day theatrics. The average Budget Day move is m...
28 Jan, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
February 1 Budget to make it a working Sunday for stock market traders. BSE, NSE announce scheduleUnioun Budget 2026: In a rare instance, stock exchanges BSE and NSE have decided to keep the equity market open for trading on February 1 d...
16 Jan, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
How to trade smartly: A 5-point guide for intraday traders to make money on volatile Budget dayBudget Day triggers significant market volatility, with the Nifty often fluctuating within a 2-3% range. Experts suggest focusing on key te...
03 Feb, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Bulls may reign supreme a day before the Budget. Here's what history suggestsBoth Sensex and Nifty have risen over 5% each, reaching record highs in the last one month. This surge is attributed to the policy stabilit...
19 Jul, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Sensex rallied both before & after Budget only twice in 3 decades. Will history repeat?Historical data suggests a post-Budget market crash as investors brace for disappointment. Will Sensex defy the odds this time? Analysts pr...
11 Jul, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Sensex & Budget: How stock market may react on B-DayAfter the stress on the market seen in the run-up to the event, post-budget sessions may actually turn out to be better as historical data ...
01 Feb, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
One trading week to go! How market fared in pre and post Budget weeksWhile Nifty50 does see volatility on Budget days, the 10-year average Nifty50 return for the day is a mere 0.1 per cent
21 Jan, 2022, 01.51 PM IST
Fasten your seatbelt! Budgets have a history of creating market turmoilsData suggests Sensex had fallen 3.44 per cent in five sessions in the runup to the Budget 2020. That included a 2.42 per cent plunge on the...
28 Jan, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Strife On D-Street: Sensex tanks 988 points in biggest B-Day plungeNirmala Sitharaman disappointed Dalal Street investors with her second Budget on multiple fronts.
02 Feb, 2020, 12.15 PM IST
Sensex drops 275 points, Nifty near 11,950; TechM, Power Grid slide post Q3 showBarring Nifty FMCG, all sectoral indices were trading with losses on NSE.
01 Feb, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Will Budget drag or set market on fire on Saturday? History holds cueOn Budget day in the last 10 years, the market has fallen or risen over 1% on five occasions and ended lower thrice.
01 Feb, 2020, 04.34 AM IST
Budget & Sensex: FM may still thrill investors no matter what VIX saysIn 2015, 2016 and 2017, Sensex swung 678 points, 849 points and 569 points, respectively.
05 Jul, 2019, 10.08 AM IST
Going by history, Interim Budget may not send the bulls raging on D-StreetMarkets have gained over 1 per cent on Budget Days on only two of last 12 occasions.
01 Feb, 2019, 09.40 AM IST
Sensex bleeds on Budget Day for fifth yearThe 152-point fall in the Sensex on Monday marked the fourth time in last five occasions when the BSE benchmark ended lower on the Budget D...
29 Feb, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
Rail Budget gets a thumbs down on D-Street for fourth consecutive timeData compiled by ETMarkets.com showed the 30-pack index had fallen 0.9 per cent on February 26, 2015, the day Suresh Prabhu presented his f...
25 Feb, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
Pre-budget market gains indicate juicier days aheadMore recent data – since 2005 – showed that in each of the years when the Sensex gained from the beginning of the year until the Budget.
23 Jan, 2015, 05.08 AM IST