NIFTY AUGUST FUTURES TRADE AT PREMIUM

Published on Aug 18, 2022 17:11

The Nifty August 2022 futures closed at 18,000.95, a premium of 44.5 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,956.50 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 260.96 lakh crore compared with Rs 97.78 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index added 12.25 points or 0.07% to settle at 17,956.50.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 1.85% to 17.35.

Reliance Industries, IRCTC 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.