GIFT Nifty hits record open interest of $21.56 billion; contracts touch all-time high

GIFT Nifty recorded an all-time high open interest of 446,150 contracts valued at US$21.56 billion (around Rs 2.04 lakh crore) on June 25, 2026, surpassing the previous record of 410,100 contracts set in October 2025. The milestone reflects rising participation by international investors in the offshore Indian equity derivatives platform. Since full-scale operations began in July 2023, cumulative trading volume on NSE IX has crossed 69.56 million contracts with turnover exceeding US$3.21 trillion.