Nifty April futures trade at discount

Published on Apr 28, 2021 16:40

The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,846.45, at a discount of 18.10 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,864.55.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 43.53 lakh crore compared with Rs 27.85 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 211.5 points or 1.44% to 14,864.55.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.17% to 22.58.

Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for April expiry.

The April F&O contracts will expire tomorrow, 29 April 2021.