Indian stock markets plunged sharply on Sunday, February 1, 2026, with the BSE Sensex tumbling over 1,000 points and the NSE Nifty50 sliding below 25,000 in a special Budget Day trading session after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27. The sharp fall wiped out about ₹6 lakh crore in market valuation, signaling weak investor sentiment following.
