Stock Market Today LIVE: The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex slightly dropped at the start of trading on Monday, in the wake of a widespread sell-off during the special trading session on Sunday, as the federal annual budget fell short of significant measures to attract foreign investors.
As of 9:15 IST, the Nifty 50 declined by 0.12% to 24,796.5, while the BSE Sensex decreased by 0.21% to 80,555.68.
The equity market indices crashed in the special trading session on Sunday as the Union Budget’s proposal to increase Securities Transactions Tax (STT) on F&O trading spooked investors.
The benchmark indexes dropped by approximately 2% the day prior, marking their largest percentage decline on a budget day trading session in six years, as investors analyzed the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2026-27.
On the global front, Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stock market ended lower last week.
Stocks to watch today
The stocks to watch today include Hyundai Motor India, Indus Towers, Bajaj Housing Finance, PB Fintech, Ather Energy, RailTel Corporation of India, Tata Chemicals, UPL, City Union Bank, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank among others, as these companies will release their Q3 results today.
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