New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A day after the announcement of the union Budget 2026, the Indian stock market clocked strong gains snapping their two-day losing run, with the BSE Sensex zooming up 943.52 points or 1.17 per cent to end firm at 81,666.46 and the NSE Nifty advancing 262.95 points or 1.06 pc to 25,088.40, on the back of strong gains in Auto, Oil & Gas, Metal, Realty and FMCG sectors.
Nifty Midcap also climbed 1 pc and the Nifty Smallcap advanced 0.6 pc.
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms to more than Rs 455 lakh crore from Rs 450.6 lakh crore.
Among the sectors, almost all indices ended with healthy gains except for Nifty IT and Healthcare which were down by 0.47 pc and by 0.08 pc, respectively.
On other hand, Nift...