Nifty August futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 05, 2022 16:30

The Nifty August 2022 futures closed at 17,414.95, a premium of 17.45 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,397.50 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 74.42 lakh crore compared with Rs 312.34 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 15.50 points or 0.09% to settle at 17,397.50.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.77% to 18.92.

SBI, RIL and NMDC 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.