Nifty August futures trade at premium

Published on Aug 23, 2022 16:33

The Nifty August 2022 futures closed at 17,641.60, a premium of 64.1 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,577.50 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 141.76 lakh crore compared with Rs 92.35 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 86.80 points or 0.50% to settle at 17,577.50.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.06% to 19.05.

RIL, Infosys and HDFC Bank 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.