Nifty Oct Futures trade at premium

Published on Oct 08, 2021 16:31

The Nifty October 2021 futures were at 17,913, a premium of 17.8 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,895.20 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 37.55 lakh crore compared with Rs 112.64 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 104.85 points or 0.59% to settle at 17,895.20.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, slumped 3.11% to 15.6525.

Reliance Industries, Tata Motors and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.

The October 2021 F&O contracts will expire on 28 October 2021.