India's MCX stays open during Finance Minister's budget speech, with special trading hours.
India's Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will remain open on February 1, 2025, for trading during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget presentation. Trading hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a special session from 8:45 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. India's stock exchanges, NSE and BSE, will follow regular hours from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., including pre-market trading from 9:00 a.m. to 9:08 a.m. The government aims to improve spending quality, strengthen social security, and reduce the fiscal deficit to 4.5% of GDP in the next financial year.
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