NIFTY AUG FUTURES AT DISCOUNT

Published on Aug 13, 2021 16:33

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,518, discount of 11.1 to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,529.10.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 164.70 or 1.01% to 16,529.10, its record closing high level.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped nearly 5% to 12.99.

Tata Steel, Aurobindo Pharma and Reliance Industries were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for August expiry.

The August F&O contracts will expire on 26 August 2021.