Stock Market Live Updates: Markets recover from crash after Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech, but close in red

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Adani Green Energy Ltd shares are trading at ₹1734.65, a 0.98% gain on the BSE after it operationalises the 250 MW wind energy project at Khavda, Kutchh, Gujarat.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Nestle India ltd, and Bajaj Finance ltd lost the most in the early trading session. HUL is at 2681.85, a 3.06% drop. Nestle is at ₹2524.40, a 2.17 % drop, and Bajaj Finance is at ₹6601.70, a 1.94% drop.

ITC Ltd, Titan Company Ltd, and Tata Motors Ltd gain the most early on in the trading session. ITC is at ₹507.70, a 3.18 % gain. Titan is at ₹3540.10, a 2.07 % gain, and Tata Motors is at ₹1020.50, a 1.91 % gain.

A total of 67 companies are slated to present their quarterly earnings results for the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25 on July 24, including Larsen & Toubro, Axis Bank, JSW Holdings, and Bajaj Finserv.

The benchmark BSE Sensex opened at 80,343.38, while the NSE Nifty opened at 24,444.95.

Both the benchmark Nifty and Sensex enters red in the pre-open session after slight optimism. The Nifty is currently at 24,433.50, a 0.19% or 45.55 point drop and the Sensex is at 80,357.61, a 0.09% or 71.43 point drop.

The BSE Sensex went red again after pre-opening in the green. It is currently at 80,310.89, a 0.15% or 118.15 point drop.

The Indian Rupee is currently at 83.6962 against the US Dollar, which is a 0% gain or dip.

Stock Market Live Updates: On Budget Day, the Indian benchmark indices closed in red for the fifth consecutive year. Sensex and Nifty 50 were down around 0.1% each and the Nifty Bank index dropping about 1%.