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India VIX Overview

Today’s low

Today’s high

₹ 11.23 ₹ 12.11
₹ 12.11

52 week low

52 week high

₹ 9.40 ₹ 23.19
₹ 12.11


 

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An Overview

Investing in the stock market can be a thrilling experience, with the potential for significant gains and, unfortunately, significant losses. Understanding market volatility is crucial for any investor, and one tool that can help you gauge this volatility in the Indian stock market is the India VIX.

What is India VIX?

India VIX, short for "India Volatility Index," is a measure of market expectations of future volatility. In simpler terms, it's like a weather forecast for the stock market. Just as a weather forecast predicts the likelihood of rain or sunshine, India VIX indicates the likelihood of market turbulence or stability in the near future.

Why Do We Need India VIX?

Imagine you're planning a picnic, and you want to know if the weather will be sunny or rainy. Knowing the weather forecast helps you prepare for the day and make decisions accordingly. In a similar fashion, India VIX helps investors and traders prepare for market conditions by providing insights into market sentiment.

How Does India VIX Work?

India VIX is calculated based on the prices of options on the Nifty 50 Index, which is the benchmark index for the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India. Options are financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a particular asset at a predetermined price (strike price) on or before a specific date (expiration date).

To calculate India VIX, the NSE uses option prices from the near-month and next-month Nifty 50 Index options. The formula for India VIX takes into account the implied volatility of these options. Implied volatility reflects market expectations and can be thought of as a measure of the market's fear or uncertainty.

How to Calculate India VIX Value

India VIX is derived using the Black-Scholes model for option pricing and uses bid-ask quotes of out-of-the-money options to compute expected volatility. The key inputs are:

  • Time to expiry (of near & next month Nifty options)
  • Strike prices of options
  • Bid-ask prices
  • Risk-free interest rate

The weighted average of implied volatilities across selected strike prices results in the final India VIX figure, expressed in annualized percentage terms.

Interpreting India VIX

Understanding India VIX can be a bit tricky. Let's break it down further:

  • Low India VIX (10–15): Indicates a calm market with minimal fear — suitable for long-term investors.
  • Medium India VIX (15–25): Reflects moderate uncertainty — swing traders may find this environment opportunistic.
  • High India VIX (25+): Suggests high volatility and fear — favorable for short-term traders, caution for long-term investors.

Benefits of India VIX

  • Risk Management: Assesses market risk, helping investors adjust exposure levels.
  • Timing Entry and Exit: Guides when to enter or exit trades based on volatility levels.
  • Diversification: Helps build portfolios that perform across varying volatility conditions.
  • Hedging: Enables use of options to protect against adverse price movements.

How to Access India VIX

India VIX data is available on financial news websites, brokerage platforms, and the NSE’s official site. It is updated throughout the trading day and is often displayed alongside Nifty and Sensex values on TV and online tickers.

Real-World Example

Suppose India VIX is currently at 15, suggesting moderate volatility:

  • Long-term investors: May continue holding as the market is stable.
  • Day traders: Might look for short-term opportunities from expected price swings.
  • Risk-averse investors: May use protective options to limit potential losses.

What is Market Volatility?

Market volatility refers to the rate at which asset prices increase or decrease over a given period. High volatility means prices fluctuate rapidly; low volatility means more stable price movements. It is a direct indicator of investor sentiment, risk perception, and external factors like economic news or global events.

What is the Relation Between India VIX and Nifty?

India VIX and Nifty tend to have an inverse relationship. When the Nifty rises steadily, India VIX often drops, signaling calm. Conversely, if the Nifty falls sharply, India VIX typically spikes, reflecting fear and expected turbulence. This makes VIX a leading indicator of sentiment shifts in Nifty-based investments.

How to Calculate India VIX Value

The India VIX value is calculated using the Black-Scholes model, which considers the premium prices of Nifty options. The calculation involves the following steps:

  • Identify Near and Next Term Nifty Options: Select the near-term and next-term Nifty 50 options contracts with at least eight days to expiry.
  • Calculate the Forward Index Level (F): This is done by identifying the at-the-money strike price and using it to calculate the forward index level.
  • Determine K0: The strike price at which the absolute difference between the call and put prices is the smallest.
  • Calculate Volatility for Each Strike Price: Use the mid-price of the bid-ask spread for both call and put options to calculate the variance for each strike price.
  • Compute Weighted Average of Variances: This involves weighting each strike price variance by the inverse of the square of the strike price.
  • Calculate the India VIX: The final India VIX value is derived by taking the square root of the weighted average variance and annualizing it.

Where:
 

  • ΔKi = Interval between strike prices.
  • Ki = Strike price.
  • R = Risk-free interest rate.
  • T = Time to expiration.
  • Q(Ki) = Mid-price of bid-ask spread for each strike price.
  • F = Forward index level.

This calculation reflects the expected market volatility, helping traders and investors to make informed decisions.

Wrapping Up

In the world of stock market investing, understanding and using tools like India VIX can make a significant difference in your success. By recognizing the market's level of expected volatility, you can make informed decisions, manage risk effectively, and potentially maximise your returns.

Remember, India VIX is not a standalone signal. It works best when used alongside technical indicators, chart patterns, and fundamental analysis. Whether you're a trader or long-term investor, India VIX adds an essential dimension to your market strategy.

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  • NSE
  • BSE
NAME PRICE CHANGE CHANGE% PREVIOUS CLOSE
Nifty 50
25851.45
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-24.35 -0.09% 25875.80 forward-arrow
Nifty Bank
58268.05
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-6.60 -0.01% 58274.65 forward-arrow
Nifty 100
26479.00
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-21.00 -0.08% 26500.00 forward-arrow
Nifty 200
14458.95
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-8.20 -0.06% 14467.15 forward-arrow
Nifty Fin Service
27339.50
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2.15 0.01% 27337.35 forward-arrow
Nifty Midcap Select
17339.65
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1522.30 9.62% 15817.35 forward-arrow
Nifty 500
23829.10
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-7.80 -0.03% 23836.90 forward-arrow
NIFTY Alpha 50
51779.30
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-32.55 -0.06% 51811.85 forward-arrow
Nifty Auto
27454.30
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-30.85 -0.11% 27485.15 forward-arrow
Nifty CPSE
6433.25
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-46.35 -0.72% 6479.60 forward-arrow
Nifty Energy
36182.25
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-105.65 -0.29% 36287.90 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 4 8Yr
3217.86
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0.12 0.00% 3217.74 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 8 13Yr
2966.37
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-0.67 -0.02% 2967.04 forward-arrow
NIFTY INDIA MFG
15436.35
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20.60 0.13% 15415.75 forward-arrow
Nifty Infra
9569.20
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9.55 0.10% 9559.65 forward-arrow
Nifty IT
36564.30
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-291.10 -0.79% 36855.40 forward-arrow
Nifty Media
1489.85
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2.40 0.16% 1487.45 forward-arrow
Nifty Metal
10646.00
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103.45 0.98% 10542.55 forward-arrow
Nifty Midcap 50
17344.00
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4.35 0.03% 17339.65 forward-arrow
Nifty MNC
30370.90
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85.80 0.28% 30285.10 forward-arrow
Nifty Next 50
69809.60
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1.65 0.00% 69807.95 forward-arrow
Nifty Pharma
22657.05
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63.65 0.28% 22593.40 forward-arrow
Nifty PSE
9961.80
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-33.45 -0.33% 9995.25 forward-arrow
Nifty PSU Bank
8364.35
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4.60 0.06% 8359.75 forward-arrow
Nifty Pvt Bank
28083.70
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-44.15 -0.16% 28127.85 forward-arrow
Nifty Realty
946.30
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8.35 0.89% 937.95 forward-arrow
NIFTY SMLCAP 50
8843.55
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3.85 0.04% 8839.70 forward-arrow
NIFTY TOTAL MKT
13395.30
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-2.80 -0.02% 13398.10 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 10Yr
2616.11
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-1.41 -0.05% 2617.52 forward-arrow
Nifty FMCG
55338.85
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-190.35 -0.34% 55529.20 forward-arrow
Nifty Commodities
9373.40
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9.90 0.11% 9363.50 forward-arrow
NIFTY CONSR DURBL
38107.50
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-12.10 -0.03% 38119.60 forward-arrow
Nifty FinSrv25 50
29937.90
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21.20 0.07% 29916.70 forward-arrow
Nifty GrowSect 15
12199.55
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-48.60 -0.40% 12248.15 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 10Yr Cln
900.52
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-0.65 -0.07% 901.17 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 11 15Yr
3245.70
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-0.83 -0.03% 3246.53 forward-arrow
Nifty GS 15YrPlus
3467.96
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0.00 0.00% 3467.96 forward-arrow
Nifty GS Compsite
3046.63
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-0.40 -0.01% 3047.03 forward-arrow
NIFTY HEALTHCARE
14792.20
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9.20 0.06% 14783.00 forward-arrow
NIFTY IND DIGITAL
9338.10
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-60.70 -0.65% 9398.80 forward-arrow
NIFTY LARGEMID250
16840.05
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0.30 0.00% 16839.75 forward-arrow
NIFTY M150 QLTY50
24568.15
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16.85 0.07% 24551.30 forward-arrow
NIFTY MICROCAP250
23683.95
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67.05 0.28% 23616.90 forward-arrow
Nifty Mid Liq 15
16458.95
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-13.05 -0.08% 16472.00 forward-arrow
NIFTY MIDCAP 100
60929.30
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27.00 0.04% 60902.30 forward-arrow
NIFTY MIDCAP 150
22412.80
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18.35 0.08% 22394.45 forward-arrow
NIFTY MIDSML 400
20484.80
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16.35 0.08% 20468.45 forward-arrow
NIFTY OIL AND GAS
12157.05
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-33.75 -0.28% 12190.80 forward-arrow
Nifty Serv Sector
33458.60
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-41.35 -0.12% 33499.95 forward-arrow
NIFTY SMLCAP 100
18264.50
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14.05 0.08% 18250.45 forward-arrow
NIFTY SMLCAP 250
17133.10
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12.95 0.08% 17120.15 forward-arrow
NIFTY100 EQL Wgt
33987.35
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-1.35 0.00% 33988.70 forward-arrow
NIFTY100 LowVol30
20867.30
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9.70 0.05% 20857.60 forward-arrow
NIFTY100 Qualty30
5767.05
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-7.80 -0.14% 5774.85 forward-arrow
Nifty100ESGSecLdr
4321.10
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-0.60 -0.01% 4321.70 forward-arrow
Nifty200Momentm30
31783.85
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2031.15 6.83% 29752.70 forward-arrow
Nifty50 Div Point
248.70
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42.37 20.54% 206.33 forward-arrow
Nifty50 PR 1x Inv
200.75
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-9.10 -4.34% 209.85 forward-arrow
Nifty50 PR 2x Lev
14529.35
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-5139.85 -26.13% 19669.20 forward-arrow
Nifty50 TR 1x Inv
164.25
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-7.75 -4.51% 172.00 forward-arrow
Nifty50 TR 2x Lev
21740.30
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2071.10 10.53% 19669.20 forward-arrow
Nifty50 Value 20
12998.95
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488.95 3.91% 12510.00 forward-arrow
NIFTY500 MULTICAP
16550.20
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865.00 5.51% 15685.20 forward-arrow
NAME PRICE CHANGE CHANGE% PREVIOUS CLOSE
SENSEX
84385.15
-81.36 -0.10% 84466.51 forward-arrow
BSE100
27104.86
-26.49 -0.10% 27131.35 forward-arrow
SNSX50
27000.33
-26.10 -0.10% 27026.43 forward-arrow
BSE200
11738.22
-5.90 -0.05% 11744.12 forward-arrow
BSE500
37372.54
-13.09 -0.04% 37385.63 forward-arrow
BSE CG
71023.06
-144.16 -0.20% 71167.22 forward-arrow
BSE CD
62043.77
500.12 0.81% 61543.65 forward-arrow
BSEPSU
20587.75
-32.83 -0.16% 20620.58 forward-arrow
TECK
18051.33
-51.58 -0.28% 18102.91 forward-arrow
BANKEX
65289.37
-70.41 -0.11% 65359.78 forward-arrow
AUTO
61223.92
-16.45 -0.03% 61240.37 forward-arrow
METAL
35282.15
346.20 0.99% 34935.95 forward-arrow
OILGAS
28982.82
-96.22 -0.33% 29079.04 forward-arrow
DOL30
7816.28
-7.14 -0.09% 7823.42 forward-arrow
DOL100
3163.50
-2.92 -0.09% 3166.42 forward-arrow
DOL200
2204.75
-1.09 -0.05% 2205.84 forward-arrow
REALTY
7349.97
66.91 0.92% 7283.06 forward-arrow
POWER
6702.82
-9.30 -0.14% 6712.12 forward-arrow
BSEIPO
15999.02
44.40 0.28% 15954.62 forward-arrow
GREENX
7827.50
0.00 0.00% 7827.50 forward-arrow
CARBON
4344.48
0.00 0.00% 4344.48 forward-arrow
SMEIPO
104630.52
47.22 0.05% 104583.30 forward-arrow
INFRA
590.72
-1.32 -0.22% 592.04 forward-arrow
CPSE
3868.56
-12.78 -0.33% 3881.34 forward-arrow
MIDCAP
47363.98
3.79 0.01% 47360.19 forward-arrow
SMLCAP
53351.37
95.55 0.18% 53255.82 forward-arrow
BSEFMC
20358.42
-57.64 -0.28% 20416.06 forward-arrow
BSE HC
44606.15
41.51 0.09% 44564.64 forward-arrow
BSE IT
35754.02
-276.81 -0.77% 36030.83 forward-arrow
MFG
1092.87
-1.86 -0.17% 1094.73 forward-arrow
ALLCAP
10471.31
0.00 0.00% 10471.31 forward-arrow
COMDTY
7969.51
39.94 0.50% 7929.57 forward-arrow
CONDIS
10066.02
2.74 0.03% 10063.28 forward-arrow
ENERGY
12188.41
-31.56 -0.26% 12219.97 forward-arrow
FINSER
13027.92
-2.74 -0.02% 13030.66 forward-arrow
INDSTR
15173.42
3.05 0.02% 15170.37 forward-arrow
LRGCAP
9953.08
-6.23 -0.06% 9959.31 forward-arrow
MIDSEL
17659.42
-23.89 -0.14% 17683.31 forward-arrow
SMLSEL
8237.63
4.92 0.06% 8232.71 forward-arrow
TELCOM
3141.53
22.69 0.73% 3118.84 forward-arrow
UTILS
5255.33
-7.02 -0.13% 5262.35 forward-arrow
BHRT22
8979.85
-24.92 -0.28% 9004.77 forward-arrow
ESG100
433.00
-0.45 -0.10% 433.45 forward-arrow
MID150
16591.05
3.80 0.02% 16587.25 forward-arrow
SML250
6860.82
5.75 0.08% 6855.07 forward-arrow
LMI250
11135.78
-5.38 -0.05% 11141.16 forward-arrow
MSL400
12341.14
5.38 0.04% 12335.76 forward-arrow
BSEDSI
1040.42
-0.17 -0.02% 1040.59 forward-arrow
BSEEVI
1042.27
-0.50 -0.05% 1042.77 forward-arrow
BSELVI
1875.37
2.52 0.13% 1872.85 forward-arrow
BSEMOI
2282.28
-1.13 -0.05% 2283.41 forward-arrow
BSEQUI
1870.16
-1.71 -0.09% 1871.87 forward-arrow
DFRGRI
1678.38
0.14 0.01% 1678.24 forward-arrow
LCTMCI
9546.62
-6.35 -0.07% 9552.97 forward-arrow
BSEPBI
20650.70
-22.37 -0.11% 20673.07 forward-arrow

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