New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Indian investors are increasingly awaiting this year's Union Budget presentation as it lays down the roadmap for sectors that will be on the government's radar for the next year, gives insights into its fiscal policies, and signals potential market-moving reforms.

Over several years now, the government has stuck to February 1 as the Budget date. This time, the date will fall on a Sunday, marking the first such Budget presentation since 1999. Last year, the Budget was presented by Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on a Saturday, and markets had opened for trading.

Investors are therefore curious whether the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) be open or closed for trading on February 1 this year as well.

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