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4 min read | Updated on February 03, 2025, 12:51 IST
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Shares of Metro Brands surged over 6.5% on Monday as the government in the Union budget announced a new focus product scheme for the sector soon

At 12:30 PM, the S&P BSE SENSEX was trading at 76,996.38, down 509.58 points, or 0.66%. Image: Shutterstock
Stock market today: The benchmark equity indices on Monday, February 3, were trading in negative, declining nearly 1%, during the late morning deals.
At 12:30 PM, the S&P BSE SENSEX was trading at 76,996.38, down 509.58 points, or 0.66%, while the NSE's NIFTY50 index was at 23,290.35, falling 191.80 points, or 0.82%.
Metro Brands was trading at ₹1319.05 a piece, rising 6.65% on BSE.
During the budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “To enhance the productivity, quality, and competitiveness of India’s footwear and leather sector, a focus product scheme will be implemented. The scheme will support design capacity, component manufacturing, and machinery required for the production of non-leather quality footwear, besides the support for leather footwear and products.”
Shares of Eicher Motors soared 2.54% during the intraday trade to ₹5,524.90 on BSE.
During the intraday trade, the company was trading at ₹13,118.40, rising 1.53% on BSE.
The Union budget proposed that the top 50 tourist destination sites in India will be developed in partnership with states through a challenge mode.
ITC Hotels shares increased 4.09% during the intraday trade on Monday at ₹179.45 on BSE.
During the intraday trade, shares Bajaj Finance was trading at ₹8208.85 apiece, rising 2.70% on BSE.
The company was trading 4.40% down at ₹3,295.60 apiece on BSE.
However, the result failed to cheer the stock as it tumbled 9.43% during the intraday trade to ₹577.50 on BSE.
During the intraday trade, the company was trading at ₹233.55 a piece, tanking 8.30% on BSE.
In the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman kept the allocation for the railway sector for the financial year 2025-26 at ₹2.55 lakh crore, the same as the allocation for FY25.
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