GIFT Nifty today is pointing to a flat start for Indian stocks on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, going by Monday evening’s numbers. At 6:49 PM IST on October 12, GIFT Nifty stood at 22,369.00 (-0.01%), according to GIFT Nifty Today’s pre-market tracker. That suggests a Nifty 50 open around 22,361, roughly 2 points below Monday’s close of 22,363.35.
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GIFT Nifty today: where things stand (6:49 PM IST, Oct 12)
- GIFT Nifty: 22,369.00, down 0.01%
- Implied Nifty open: about 22,361
- Previous Nifty close: 22,363.35 (Monday’s fall was 0.70%)
- Brent crude: $106.81, up 2.00%
- USD/INR: 95.77
- US 10-year yield: 5.242%
- Gold: $4,193.40, down 0.54%
Overseas cues
Wall Street finished higher on Friday, its last session. The Dow gained 0.83% to 51,654.95, the S&P 500 rose 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Nasdaq Composite put on 0.64% to 27,366.17. S&P 500 futures were 0.07% higher.
Asia was a mixed bag on Monday. Korea’s KOSPI dropped 3.65% and the Shanghai Composite eased 0.43%, while the Nikkei barely moved (-0.02%). The Hang Seng managed a 0.25% gain.
Europe looked steadier, with the FTSE 100 up 0.70%, the DAX up 0.69% and the CAC 40 up 0.28%.
What Monday’s session left behind
On Monday, October 12, the Sensex shed 547.65 points to close at 71,924.68, and the Nifty dropped 157.10 points to 22,363.35, Upstox reported. India VIX jumped as much as 8.1% intraday. FMCG and PSU bank stocks did most of the damage, though smallcaps actually ended higher.
We’ve covered why the market fell on Monday in detail, along with a separate FMCG stocks report.
What could swing the open
- Crude oil: Brent has climbed 2% to above $106. A jump like that is bad news for India’s inflation and for the rupee.
- The rupee: it has firmed up to about 95.77 after the RBI’s new measures. Our RBI rupee measures explainer walks through them.
- Inflation and earnings: India’s inflation print and this week’s Q2 results. The full calendar is in our stock market this week guide.
How to read GIFT Nifty
GIFT Nifty is a Nifty 50 futures contract traded on NSE International Exchange in GIFT City. It keeps trading while Indian markets are shut, so traders watch it for an early hint of where the Nifty might open. Treat it as a hint, not a promise. The real open depends on overnight news and pre-open orders, and a flat reading can easily turn into a gap if the news shifts late in the evening.
For the full daily picture, head to our Stock Market Today India hub.
Sources: GIFT Nifty Today pre-market tracker (as of 6:49 PM IST, Oct 12, 2026); Upstox (Oct 12, 2026).
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