Nifty August futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 22, 2022 16:44

The Nifty August 2022 futures closed at 17,499, a premium of 8.3 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,490.70 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 92.35 lakh crore in today`s session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index lost 267.75 points or 1.51% to settle at 17,490.70.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 4.11% to 19.04.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries (RIL) 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.