Nifty April futures trade at discount

Published on Apr 20, 2021 17:15

The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,290, at a discount of 6.4 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,296.40.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 41.71 lakh crore compared with Rs 30.83 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index lost 63.05 points or 0.44% to 14,296.40.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, shed 0.26% to 22.43.

Tata Steel, Jindal Steel & Power and Tata Motors were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for April expiry.

The April F&O contracts will expire on 29 April 2021.