Nifty Aug futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 02, 2021 16:53

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 15,910.2, a premium of 25.05 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 15,885.15.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 28.58 lakh crore compared with Rs 28.24 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 122.1 points or 0.77% to 15,885.15.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.01% to 12.805.

RIL, HDFC and Tata Power were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for August expiry.

The August F&O contracts will expire on 29 August 2021.