Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The benchmark indices continued to trade with limited losses after the Budget for 2025-26 was laid down in the Parliament by the Finance Minister. The Nifty traded below the 23,450 mark.

At 12:43 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 174.87 points or 0.23% to 77,325.70. The Nifty 50 index lost 71.35 points or 0.30% to 23,430.95.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.64% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.28%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,851 shares rose and 1,891 shares fell. A total of 156 shares were unchanged.

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