India, Feb. 3 -- The stock market plummeted as trading for the week began on Monday, February 3, 2025, the first opening after the presentation of Union Budget 2024 on February 1. Metal, mid and small cap IT & telecom stocks, as well as real estate stocks fell the most

At 9:20 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 680.06 points or 0.88%, reaching 76,825.90. The broader NSE Nifty opened 224.45 points down or 0.96% in the red, reaching 23,257.70.

Akshay Chinchalkar, Head of Research at Axis Securities said, "today is most likely going to be a gap-down given the selloff in US equity futures and regional equities including the Gift Nifty on the tariff announcement."

"Expect more than average volatility in the month of February, give...