Nifty Aug futures trade at discount

Published on Aug 23, 2021 16:40

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,493.35, a discount of 3.1 points to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,496.45.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 45.95 points or 0.28% to 16,496.45.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.35% to 13.685.

Reliance Industries, Tata Steel and State Bank of India 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.