Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50 opened marginally higher ahead of the Economic Survey 2025, and tracking gains in global markets. Optimism is also brewing as investors look for potential catalysts in the upcoming Union Budget.

Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, rebounded over one per cent in intraday trade on January 28, following two days of losses, driven by strong buying in banking and financial stocks.

Indian benchmark indices extended the selloff on Tuesdays and are poised to close at the lowest level since the June crash. Selloff in Oil and Gas stocks and banks led the declines in the benchmark index. Nifty 50 index fell below 23,000 for the first time since June 7, 2024, and Sensex fell nearly 1,300 points on Tuesday.