India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament today, in her ninth such presentation including one interim budget. Even though the stock market is typically closed on Sundays, on February 1, which is also falling on a Sunday, they will remain open on account of the Budget presentation.

While issuing a clarification on whether the stock markets will remain open today or not, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) had announced that equity markets will remain open for trading today.

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