Nifty Aug futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 06, 2021 16:57

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,267, a premium of 28.8 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 16,238.20.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 31.42 lakh crore compared with Rs 112.20 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 56.40 points or 0.35% to 16,238.20.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.05% to 12.6075.

RIL, SBI and Tata Chemicals 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.