The bourse had reduced the agriculture commodity trade timing to 5 pm after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the proposals while presenting the budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 to parliament

The BSE Sensex climbed 212.74 points, or 0.59 per cent, to finish at 36,469.43, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 62.70 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 10,893.65.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2017-18. The current repo rate now stands at 6 per cent.

Markets across the globe traded on a mixed note in the last fortnight. Important economic datasets from the US were weak, which has fueled speculation with respect to rate hike timing.

The rupee appreciated marginally by 0.09 per cent in the last fortnight after the RBI gave permission to the corporates to raise funds from overseas market in rupee denominated bonds.

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