National Stock Exchange (NSE) Launches India's First Domestic Natural Gas Futures

Exam-focused facts from the 27 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched India's first exchange-traded energy derivative linked to a domestic benchmark on July 27, 2026.
The contracts trade under the symbol NATGASIND and are cash-settled.
The underlying benchmark is the Indian Gas Exchange's (IGX) Gujarat (Dahej) hub price, quoted in rupees per mmBtu.
The trading unit is fixed at 250 mmBtu.
The final settlement price is based on the monthly weighted average price of actual deliveries on IGX during the contract month.
NSE received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch the contracts.