NSE to Launch Nifty India FPI 150 Index Derivatives from August 12, 2026

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to introduce derivatives contracts on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index. The new contracts will be available for trading from August 12, 2026. 

The launch expands NSE's equity derivatives product suite and is expected to provide market participants with an additional instrument for hedging and portfolio diversification. 

Nifty India FPI 150 Index Derivatives Launch Details 

NSE will introduce three serial monthly futures and options contracts on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index. The contracts will be cash settled and will expire on the last Tuesday of the respective expiry month, in line with the exchange's existing index derivatives framework. 

The exchange currently offers derivatives on indices such as the Nifty 50, Nifty Bank, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Next 50 and Nifty Midcap Select. Among these, only the Nifty 50 has weekly derivatives contracts following SEBI's regulations. 

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What Is the Nifty India FPI 150 Index? 

The Nifty India FPI 150 Index tracks the performance of the top 150 stocks selected from the Nifty 500 that meet foreign investor accessibility and investibility criteria. 

The constituents are selected based on their 6-month average foreign investible free-float market capitalisation, ensuring exposure to liquid stocks with a relatively high foreign investible free float. 

The index was launched on August 16, 2025, with a base date of October 3, 2022, a base value of 1,000, and is rebalanced quarterly using the foreign investible free-float methodology. 

Sector Composition of the Index 

As of June 2026, the largest sector weights in the index were: 

According to NSE, the diversified composition of the index makes it suitable for portfolio hedging and investment strategies focused on liquid and investible Indian equities. 

Conclusion 

With SEBI's approval, NSE will launch derivatives on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index from August 12, 2026. The new contracts are intended to provide investors with another avenue for hedging and portfolio diversification while expanding the exchange's range of equity derivative products. 

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