Nifty April futures trade at small premium

Published on Apr 16, 2021 16:40

The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,624.30, a premium of 6.45 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,617.85.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 21.7 lakh crore compared with Rs 92.51 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 36.40 points or 0.25% to 14,617.85.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.33% to 20.4025.

Wipro, Reliance Industries and HDFC 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.