NIFTY AUG FUTURES TRADE AT DISCOUNT

Published on Aug 17, 2021 16:49

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,602.20, a discount of 12.4 points to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,614.60.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 19.50 points or 0.12% to 16,602.20, its record closing high level.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.33% to 13.4125.

Vedanta, Adani Ports & SEZ and Tata 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.