Union Budget 2026: An important information for stock market investors and traders is that tomorrow, Sunday, February 1, BSE and NSE will remain open normally on the occasion of Union Budget 2026. Usually the market remains closed on Sundays, but considering the immediate reaction of the market to the budget announcements, the exchanges have decided to hold trading sessions throughout the day.
Trading hours and official announcement
According to the circular issued by NSE, trading timings on February 1 will be from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm like normal days. This decision has been taken so that investors can make their strategies in real-time based on the announcements made by the Finance Minister. Historically, it has been a tradition to keep the market open on Budget day, as was seen in 2015, 2020 and last year also in 2025.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive budget in the Lok Sabha tomorrow at 11:00 am. This is one of the records for the longest uninterrupted tenure by any Finance Minister. In this budget, a detailed description of the government’s financial accounts, revenue estimates and new schemes for the upcoming financial year will be presented.
Economic survey has been presented three days before the budget
As part of pre-Budget formalities, the Finance Ministry has released the ‘Economic Survey 2026’ on January 29. The Department of Economic Affairs has finalized the budget documents, with the main focus being on the country’s GDP growth, fiscal deficit target and investment roadmap. Tomorrow will be extremely important not only for fiscal policies but also for determining the direction of financial markets.