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GIFT Nifty Future Live Price, Chart & Market Data
GIFT Nifty Future | NSE IX: GIFTNIFTY | Type: Index Futures
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About GIFT Nifty Future
GIFT Nifty — the successor to SGX Nifty — is a Nifty 50 futures contract traded on the NSE International Exchange at GIFT City, Gujarat. It trades for nearly 21 hours a day, spanning both Asian and US market hours, well beyond the Indian cash-market session.
Instrument Details
| Ticker | GIFTNIFTY |
| Exchange / Market | NSE IX |
| Instrument type | Index Futures |
Underlying & Contract Specifications
| Underlying asset | Nifty 50 Index |
| Exchange | NSE IX (GIFT City) |
| Contract unit | US$2 × index points |
| Expiry cycle | Monthly + quarterly cycle |
Trades nearly 21 hours a day across two sessions.
Contract specifications are indicative — always verify against the exchange's official contract page before trading.
Trading Hours
GIFT Nifty Future trades its exchange's regular session, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours this page shows the last traded level, with change figures measured against the previous official close. All session times are expressed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to Read GIFT Nifty Future
Market participants often compare GIFT Nifty Future with the broader Nifty 50 to judge whether the sector is leading or lagging the Indian market. The 50-day and 200-day moving averages frame the medium-term trend, while the 52-week range shows how stretched the current level is. Sector strength ahead of index strength can sometimes coincide with institutional rotation into the group.
GIFT Nifty Future Market Overview
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Today's Performance
Live GIFT Nifty Future pricing is refreshed continuously on this page while the market is in session. Intraday direction, the day's range and volume together show whether the current move carries conviction or is drifting on light activity.
Historical Chart
The interactive chart on this page lets you review GIFT Nifty Future across intraday, one-week, one-month, six-month, one-year and multi-year periods. Historical open, high, low and close data helps identify support and resistance zones, long-term trend direction and how the current price compares with past cycles.
Why GIFT Nifty Future Matters
Because GIFT Nifty trades while Indian cash markets are closed, it is the single best indicator of how the Nifty 50 is likely to open. Traders worldwide check it first thing in the morning to gauge the overnight impact of US and Asian sessions on Indian equities.
By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 7 September 2026
GIFT Nifty Future — The Pre-Open Signal for Indian Markets
GIFT Nifty is a US-dollar-denominated futures contract on India's Nifty 50 index, listed on the NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar. It is the successor to the SGX Nifty contract that was discontinued in July 2023 following the relocation of all offshore Nifty futures liquidity to GIFT City under a regulatory arrangement between NSE and SGX.
For Indian retail traders, GIFT Nifty is the single most important pre-open signal of the day. It trades roughly 21 hours, Monday to Friday, so by 06:30 IST it has already absorbed overnight US cash-session moves, European sentiment, oil and yen swings — all the global cues that will determine where the cash Nifty 50 opens at 09:15 IST. The empirical correlation between the GIFT Nifty pre-open print and the cash Nifty opening tick is extremely high (typically >0.85 on a 30-day rolling window).
History & contract origins
Singapore Exchange (SGX) launched the original SGX Nifty contract in September 2000 to provide international investors with exposure to Indian equities without the operational overhead of trading via Indian-resident brokers. By the late 2010s it had become the dominant overnight venue for Nifty futures, with average daily volumes exceeding the NSE domestic Nifty futures itself on many days. In 2018 NSE notified SGX of plans to terminate the licence; after lengthy negotiations the two exchanges agreed to migrate the offshore liquidity to a new IFSC venue, and trading transitioned to GIFT Nifty on the morning of 3 July 2023. Today GIFT Nifty is the sole offshore Nifty futures venue.
Trading hours & session layout
GIFT Nifty trades two sessions per day, Monday to Friday:
| Session 1 open | 06:30 IST |
| Session 1 close | 15:40 IST |
| Daily break | 15:40 – 16:35 IST |
| Session 2 open | 16:35 IST |
| Session 2 close | 02:45 IST next day |
How to read this tape
Watch three signals from the GIFT Nifty tape. First, the GIFT Nifty premium / discount to spot Nifty fair value — typically a positive premium of 20–80 points reflecting cost-of-carry. A discount opening (GIFT below spot fair value) almost always translates to a gap-down cash open. Second, watch GIFT Nifty's behaviour after 02:30 IST when US cash markets close — any reversal of the overnight move is often retraced at the 09:15 IST cash open. Third, monitor the spread between GIFT Nifty and Nifty Futures (NSE near-month) during overlap hours — large dislocations attract arbitrage and tend to compress within minutes.
Liveworldmarket sources GIFT Nifty live quotes directly from the Upstox API — the same feed that NSE IFSC-authorised members use. That means the prices you see on this page are the authoritative live ticks, not a delayed third-party feed.
Frequently asked questions
Is GIFT Nifty the same as the old SGX Nifty?
Functionally yes — they track the same underlying Nifty 50 index. The contract spec (size, tick value, expiry cycle) is also similar. The venue, regulator, and settlement currency conversion are different: SGX was Singapore-regulated; GIFT Nifty is regulated by India's IFSCA at GIFT City.
Can Indian residents trade GIFT Nifty?
Indian resident retail investors can trade GIFT Nifty under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) via an IFSC-registered broker. This is operationally more complex than trading NSE-domestic Nifty futures and is typically used by institutional or HNI accounts. Always consult a SEBI-registered adviser before opening an offshore trading account.
Why does GIFT Nifty sometimes diverge from US futures overnight?
India-specific events (RBI policy, INR move, FII flows, domestic news) can override global cues. A common pattern: US futures rally overnight on dovish Fed talk, but GIFT Nifty fades the gain if INR weakens or domestic risk-off news hits.
How accurate is the 06:30 GIFT Nifty print as a Nifty opening signal?
Empirically very high in direction (>85% accuracy on direction of gap) but only moderate in magnitude. Indian-specific factors typically amplify or dampen the gap by 0.1–0.3% in either direction.
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FAQs
What moves GIFT Nifty Future?
GIFT Nifty Future responds primarily to moves in its underlying (Nifty 50 Index), plus news released outside regular cash-market hours — central-bank decisions, economic data and global risk sentiment. Because the contract trades extended sessions, it often reacts to events before the underlying market can.
When do GIFT Nifty Future contracts expire?
GIFT Nifty Future follows a monthly + quarterly cycle expiry pattern on NSE IX (GIFT City). Most traders roll positions to the next contract before expiry; the price shown on this page tracks the most actively traded front-month contract.
What is the contract size of GIFT Nifty Future?
One GIFT Nifty Future contract represents US$2 × index points. Specifications are set by NSE IX (GIFT City) — always verify against the exchange's official contract page.
What hours does GIFT Nifty Future trade?
GIFT Nifty Future trades its exchange's regular session, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours, this page shows the last traded level.
What is the 52-week high and low of GIFT Nifty Future?
This page shows the current 52-week high and low for GIFT Nifty Future alongside the live price whenever market data is available.