Updated on: Feb 02, 2026 12:21:30 PM IST
The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: India’s stock market are trading volatile today, a day after the worst budget day trading session in six years.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made it clear in her Budget speech that the Securities Transaction Tax, or STT, will go up for derivatives trades from April 1, 2026.
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Silver and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Monday extended their recent selloff, plunging up to 19 per cent in Monday’s trade, amid continued slide in silver prices. Silver futures on MCX for March 5 delivery plunged Rs 22,938 per kg, or 8.63 per cent, to Rs 2,65,652 per kg level in Monday’s trade.
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
Stock Market Today Live Update: After facing massive drubbing on the Budget day, stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday rebounded in early trade driven by value-buying in blue-chip firms. The BSE Sensex climbed 302 points to 81,024.94 during initial trade while the NSE Nifty went up by 59.25 points to 24,884.70.
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A profitable stock shows steady earnings growth, strong cash flow, and exposure to sectors such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, or renewable energy.
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US futures faced increasing selling pressure during the Asian session on February 2. The Dow Jones E-mini fell 184 points, while the Nasdaq 100 E-mini and the S&P 500 E-mini declined 98 points and 48 points,
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Concerns over higher Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options triggered the sharpest Budget-day selloff in six years. With foreign portfolio investors set to return to the market on Monday, investors are watching for further action after Rs 35,962 crore of foreign outflows in January.
Data showed that FPIs bought Rs 558.13 crore and sold Rs 1,169.82 crore worth of equities in the cash market on Budget day.