Nifty Aug futures trade at discount

Published on Aug 04, 2021 16:40

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,256.50, a discount of 2.3 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 16,258.80.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 71.67 lakh crore compared with Rs 47.1 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 128.05 points or 0.79% to 16,258.80.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.89% to 13.2125.

SBI, RIL and HDFC Bank 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.