Nifty Aug futures trade at discount

Published on Aug 16, 2021 16:35

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,551.05, a discount of 12 points to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,563.05.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 33.95 points or 0.21% to 16,563.05, its record closing high level.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 3.59% to 13.4575.

Reliance Industries, Tata Steel and JSW Steel 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.