Nifty April futures trade at premium

Published on Apr 19, 2021 17:07

The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,384, a premium of 24.55 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,359.45.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 30.83 lakh crore compared with Rs 21.7 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index lost 258.40 points or 1.77% to 14,359.45.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, climbed 10.20% to 22.49.

Wipro, HDFC Bank and Tata Steel 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.