NIFTY AUG FUTURES TRADE AT DISCOUNT

Published on Aug 24, 2021 16:50

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,616, a discount of 8.6 points to Nifty`s spot closing of 16,624.60.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 128.15 points or 0.78% to 16,624.60, its record closing high.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.36% to 13.1875.

Reliance Industries, Vedanta 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.