Nifty Aug futures trade at discount

Published on Aug 05, 2021 16:38

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,290.65, a discount of 3.95 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 16,294.60.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 112.20 lakh crore compared with Rs 71.67 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 35.8 points or 0.22% to 16,294.60.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.57% to 12.8725.

RIL, SBI and Bharti Airtel 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.