Nifty August futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 03, 2022 16:51

The Nifty August 2022 futures closed at 17,424, a premium of 35.85 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,388.15 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 126.31 lakh crore compared with Rs 112.98 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 42.70 points or 0.25% to settle at 17,388.15.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 0.43% to 18.45.

RIL, SBI and Infosys were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.

The August 2022 F&O contracts will expire on 25 August 2022.