Share Markets to Remain Open Tomorrow on Saturday, Feb 1
Last Updated: 31 January, 2025
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The Indian stock market, which is usually closed on Saturdays, will remain open tomorrow, February 1, 2025, as India gears up for the Union Budget 2025. With the share market open tomorrow, investors, traders, and market participants will be closely watching Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s eighth successive budget, a crucial financial roadmap for the nation. Past budgets have significantly influenced market sentiment, making this a highly anticipated event.
Share Market to Remain Open Tomorrow During Budget Presentation
As the Indian market is normally closed on weekends, many investors and traders are curious to know whether the share market will be open tomorrow or not. However, Saturday, February 1, 2025, is an exception because of the Union Budget presentation, where the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) have announced a special trading session. This arrangement is not unprecedented. Even in the past, such sessions have been held—for example, on February 1, 2020, and February 28, 2015, the share market was open for a special trading session when the Budget presentation was scheduled on a Saturday.
This special trading session is being held because Key policy announcements will largely influence market movements.
Market Session Timings on February 01, 2025
On Budget Day, pre-market trading will take place from 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM, followed by regular trading hours from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM. Additionally, Commodity Derivatives trading will remain open from 9 am to 5:00 pm. However, February 1, 2025, will be a Settlement Holiday, which means all the trades taken on February 1, 2025, will be settled on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Below are the detailed session timings
Session | Start Time | End Time |
Pre-Open | 09:00 hrs | 09:08 hrs |
Normal Market | 09:15 hrs | 15:30 hrs |
Other market session timings for tomorrow are as follows:
Session | Start Time | End Time |
Block deal session - 1 | 08:45 hrs | 09:00 hrs |
Special Preopen Session (For IPO & Relisted security) | 09:00 hrs | 09:45 hrs |
Call Auction Illiquid session (6 sessions of 1 hour each) | 09:30 hrs | 15:30 hrs |
Block deal session - 2 | 14:05 hrs | 14:20 hrs |
Post Closing Session | 15:40 hrs | 16:00 hrs |
Trade Modification cut-off time | 16:15 hrs |
Union Budget 2025: Timing and Where to Watch
The Union Budget speech by Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman is likely to start at 11:00 AM in Parliament, and it would last between 90 minutes to 2 hours depending on the announcements made. Investors and the general public can watch the budget live on:
Lok Sabha TV, Doordarshan, and other news channels.
Live streaming on YouTube and official government portals.
You can also watch budget Highlights on Rupeezy YouTube channel
Official Union Budget Document
The official Budget document will be available on the Ministry of Finance, Union Budget app, and India Budget website shortly after the speech, providing complete details on capital expenditure, taxation, economic policies, sector-wise allocations, and much more.
Stock Market Volatility on Budget Day: A Word of Caution
Historically, Budget Day has been one of the most volatile trading sessions, and the markets have witnessed significant movements. As has been witnessed in previous years, 2021 had a huge rally of over 4%, while 2023 witnessed a steep intraday drop of -2.57% before reversing and finally closing negative. Even during 2024 (Final Budget), NIFTY and SENSEX had cuts of up to -2.01% during the session.
Given this trend, traders should exercise caution because sharp price movements tend to result in unexpected gains and losses. A high-risk opportunity may be expected for short-term investors, whereas long-term investors should focus more on the macroeconomic policies of the country and not intraday fluctuations.
