Budget 2025 strategy, Jan. 30 -- The Union Budget is a key market-moving event that investors eye quite keenly as it holds immense influence over the Indian stock market. The announcements made by the finance ministers in the Budget set the stock market tone and often result in high volatility.

A 25-year history of market movement on Budget Day shows that only in eight instances has the market moved less than a per cent. The data further shows that during this period, the market gained the most in 2021 when it rallied 4.7% while its worst performance was in 2009 when it crashed 5.8%.

In most instances, 15 out of 25, the Budget has sparked a sell-off in the market, a factor that leads to investors staying on the sidelines ahead of the Bu...