Nifty April futures trade at premium

Published on Apr 05, 2021 16:34

The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,706.60, a premium of 68.80 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,637.80.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 29.68 lakh crore compared with Rs 73.41 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index tumbled 229.55 points or 1.54% to 14,637.80.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 6.14% to 21.215.

RIL, SBI and ICICI Bank 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.