Union Budget 2025: Is Indian stock market open or closed on Saturday (February 1)?

The Indian stock markets, which are usually closed on the weekends, will remain open for trading this Saturday, February 1, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget. According to a circular issued by the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the trading hours will follow the standard schedule from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm.

Usually closed on the weekends, the stock markets occasionally operate on Saturdays for special events, such as the Union Budget. Similarly, the markets remained open on February 1, 2020, and February 28, 2015, when the Budgets were presented on Saturdays, and the market remained open.