Current Price¶

current_price() returns a lightweight latest-price snapshot for one instrument without order book depth. Use it when you only need the latest traded price, previous close, and percentage change.

SDK 0.5.2 also exposes the optional indicative_close_price field when the exchange provides an indicative closing price for an applicable NSE or BSE cash-market instrument and session.

This API supports instruments from NSE, BSE, and MCX. If exchange is omitted, the SDK uses NSE.

When To Use This Page¶

Use this page when you need to:

fetch a quick latest-price snapshot for one symbol
show top-line prices in dashboards or simple monitoring tools
check price movement from the previous close
avoid the heavier market-quote response when depth is not needed

LLM guidance

Prefer current_price() over full market-quote methods when only the latest price, previous close, and percentage change are needed. Use market quotes only when you need richer quote detail or depth-related fields.

Basic Usage¶

NSEBSEMCX

from nubra_python_sdk.marketdata.market_data import MarketData
from nubra_python_sdk.start_sdk import InitNubraSdk, NubraEnv

nubra = InitNubraSdk(NubraEnv.PROD, env_creds=True)
market_data = MarketData(nubra)

nifty_price = market_data.current_price("NIFTY", exchange="NSE")
reliance_price = market_data.current_price("RELIANCE", exchange="NSE")

print(nifty_price)
print(reliance_price)

from nubra_python_sdk.marketdata.market_data import MarketData
from nubra_python_sdk.start_sdk import InitNubraSdk, NubraEnv

nubra = InitNubraSdk(NubraEnv.PROD, env_creds=True)
market_data = MarketData(nubra)

sensex_price = market_data.current_price("SENSEX", exchange="BSE")
hdfc_price = market_data.current_price("HDFCBANK", exchange="BSE")

print(sensex_price)
print(hdfc_price)

from nubra_python_sdk.marketdata.market_data import MarketData
from nubra_python_sdk.start_sdk import InitNubraSdk, NubraEnv

nubra = InitNubraSdk(NubraEnv.PROD, env_creds=True)
market_data = MarketData(nubra)

crudeoil_price = market_data.current_price("FUT_CRUDEOIL_20260618", exchange="MCX")
gold_price = market_data.current_price("GOLD", exchange="MCX")

print(crudeoil_price)
print(gold_price)

Accessing Response Fields¶

print(f"Message: {nifty_price.message}")
print(f"Exchange: {nifty_price.exchange}")
print(f"Current Price: {nifty_price.price}")
print(f"Previous Close: {nifty_price.prev_close}")
print(f"Change (%): {nifty_price.change}")
print(f"Indicative Close Price: {nifty_price.indicative_close_price}")

# Print every parsed response field, including fields that are None.
print(nifty_price.model_dump(exclude_none=False))

Request Contract¶

Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Meaning
`instrument`	`str`	yes	`NIFTY`, `RELIANCE`	instrument symbol
`exchange`	enum-like	no	`NSE`, `BSE`, `MCX`	exchange override, defaults to `NSE`

Response Shape¶

Response Shape

class CurrentPrice(BaseModel):
    change: Optional[float] = None
    message: str
    exchange: Optional[str] = None
    prev_close: Optional[int] = None
    price: Optional[int] = None
    indicative_close_price: Optional[int] = None

Response Contract¶

Field	Type	Nullable	Unit	Meaning
`message`	`str`	no	n/a	response label
`exchange`	`str`	yes	n/a	exchange name
`price`	`int`	yes	exchange-native integer	latest traded price
`prev_close`	`int`	yes	exchange-native integer	previous close
`change`	`float`	yes	percent	percentage change from previous close
`indicative_close_price`	`int`	yes	exchange-native integer	indicative closing price when provided; otherwise `None`

Implementation Notes¶

change represents percentage movement from the previous close.
indicative_close_price is optional and may be None outside the applicable indicative-price session or when the exchange does not provide it.
The field is currently applicable to eligible NSE and BSE cash-market instruments; it is not guaranteed in every snapshot.
If your UI needs decimal display values, convert them in the display layer.

Important Rules

Use current_price() for lightweight latest-price checks, not for full quote depth.
current_price() supports symbols from NSE, BSE, and MCX.
price and prev_close are returned in exchange-native integer units such as paise for NSE instruments.
This is a snapshot response, not a realtime streaming feed.
Use the correct symbol for the current environment and exchange.
Resolve instruments first when you are unsure about symbol correctness or downstream trading usage.
If you need richer quote detail or order-book depth, use Market Quotes instead.

What To Read Next¶

The most common next pages are: