Budget 2026: Date and time of historic Sunday presentation by Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2026 date time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026–27 on February 1 at 11 am, her ninth budget in Parliament. As the presentation falls on a Sunday, BSE and NSE will keep equity markets open, with pre-open trade from 9 am to 9:08 am and normal trading from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm.