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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.

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

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

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

nifty_price = market_data.current_price("NIFTY")
reliance_price = market_data.current_price("RELIANCE")

print(nifty_price)
print(reliance_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}")

SDK Surface

from nubra_python_sdk.marketdata.market_data import MarketData

MarketData.current_price(instrument: str, exchange=None)

Request Contract

Parameter Type Required Example Meaning
instrument str yes NIFTY, RELIANCE instrument symbol
exchange enum-like no NSE exchange override

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

Reference Response Shape

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

Sample Response

change=0.22052865 message='current price' exchange='NSE' prev_close=2566560 price=2572220
change=0.047984645 message='current price' exchange='NSE' prev_close=145880 price=145950

Implementation Notes

  • change represents percentage movement from the previous close.
  • 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.
  • 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.

The most common next pages are:

  1. Get Instruments
  2. Market Quotes
  3. Place Order
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