New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Stocks to buy before Budget 2025: Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 settled higher in the previous session with the Economic Survey predicting a pro-growth budget, one day ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26. Rallying for the fourth straight day, the 30-share BSE Sensex last settled 740.76 points or 0.97 per cent higher at 77,500.57.

During the day, it jumped 846.15 points or 1.10 per cent to 77,605.96. The NSE Nifty rallied 258.90 points or 1.11 per cent to 23,508.40. During the day, it rose 297.3 points or 1.27 per cent to 23,546.80. However, the Nifty ended January with its longest monthly losing streak in over 23 years, hit by hefty foreign sales and concerns over corporate earnings...