Nifty August futures trade at premium

Published on Jul 29, 2021 16:56

The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 15,812, a premium of 33.55 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 15,778.45.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 96.27 lakh crore compared with Rs 69.15 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 69.05 points or 0.44% to 15,778.45.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, slumped 5.45% to 12.945.

Reliance Industries, Tata Steel and SBI 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.