The BSE Sensex and Nifty50 opened positively on Budget 2025 trading day but later declined amidst global equity market concerns and anticipation of Finance Minister's proposals. Sun Pharma led with gains,

In a day market with heavy volatility, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex eked out a marginal gain of 5.39 points or 0.01 per cent to settle at 77,505.96. During the day, it hit a high of 77,899.05 and a low of 77,

Apurva Sheth of SAMCO Securities said the modest increase in capex outlay from Rs 11.11 lakh crore in the last fiscal to Rs 11.2 lakh crore this time is much lower than expectations.

Sectorally, the Realty and FMCG indices dominated in the session and ended 3.38 per cent and 3.01 per cent higher. Meanwhile, the PSU Bank index stood among the laggards and tanked 1.59 per cent.

Major gainers on the Sensex included Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Zomato and Adani Ports. On the other hand, the top losers were Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank, Nestle & Asian Paint

Shares of agriculture companies surged up to 13 per cent on Saturday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, covering 100 districts with low yields, modern crop intensity and below-average credit parameters.

Among the top 30 companies, significant gains were recorded by Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Bajaj Finance, Nestle, Mahindra & Mahind