DSIJ Mindshare

At 11.30 am on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the green as the Union Budget Day finally arrived. The Sensex was at 58,695.38 up by 674.54 points or 1.16 per cent, while Nifty was at 17,531 up by 191 points or 1.08 per cent from the last trading session.   

On Monday, the frontline equity indices, i.e., Sensex and Nifty ended on a higher note, a day before the announcement of the Union Budget 2022. 

At close, the Sensex was up by 813.94 points or 1.42 per cent at 58,014.17 and the Nifty was up by 237.90 points or 1.39 per cent at 17,339.85. 

BSE Small-cap index underperformed broader markets by recording gains of 0.99 per cent, closing at 29,226.73.