Buy or sell stocks, Feb. 1 -- Amid high volatility tracking the Union Budget 2025, the Indian stock market ended with a marginal loss after the end of the special session on Saturday. The Nifty 50 index ended 9 points lower at the 23,499 mark, the BSE Sensex finished marginally higher at 77,505, whereas the Nifty Bank index went off 64 points and closed at 49,522. However, the broad market witnessed strong buying interest among Dalal Street bulls. The BSE Small-cap index gained 2.12 per cent, while the BSE Mid-cap index went up 1.26 per cent.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes the Indian stock market mood is still sideways to positive despite the disappointing budget for Dalal Street. The Choice Broking expert...