Nifty Aug futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 03, 2021 16:53

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,150, a premium of 19.25 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 16,130.75.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 47.1 lakh crore compared with Rs 28.58 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 245.6 points or 1.55% to 16,130.75.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 7.36% to 13.7475.

SBI, RIL and HDFC 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.