Union Budget 2025: Stock markets to remain open for special trading session on Saturday; check out full schedule

Is the share market open on Budget Day? Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain open on Saturday, February 1, 2025, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2025-26, according to a disclosure by NSE and BSE.

The markets will follow their usual timings, trading from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.

This is consistent with previous practice, which has seen markets remain open on budget days to maintain transparency and efficiency.

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Meanwhile, MCX will also hold a special trading session on Union Budget Day. MCX said trading will take place from 9:00 AM to 5 PM A special session will be conducted from 8:45 AM to 8:59 AM, while the client code modification session will be available until 5:15 PM.

"In terms of provisions of the Rules, Bye-Laws, and Business Rules of the Exchange, the Members of the Exchange are notified as under: On account of the presentation of Union Budget, a special live trading session will be held on Saturday, February 01, 2025," MCX said in a statement.

Pre-market trading will be held between 9:00 AM and 9:08 AM. Additionally, commodity derivatives trading will continue until 5:00 PM.

However, the "T0" session will not be held due to a settlement holiday. The domestic exchanges were open in the past too if the budget was on weekends.