Nifty Aug futures trade at discount

Published on Aug 18, 2021 16:42

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,559.80, a discount of 9.05 points to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,568.85.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 45.75 points or 0.28% to 16,568.85.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.78% to 12.905.

HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finance 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.