Nifty 50 data from February shows it closed in red after the Union Budget in seven out of 10 years, while average Nifty returns stood at -1.9% over the past decade, NDTV Profit reported. The market fell over 5% in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2025, it added. Further, mid and smallcap indices closed in red in eight of 10 years.