Nifty Feb futures trade at discount

Published on Feb 22, 2021 17:02

The Nifty February 2021 futures were at 14,642.55, at a discount of 33.15 to Nifty`s closing of 14,675.70.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 33.87 lakh crore compared with Rs 27.55 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 306.05 points or 2.04% to 14,675.70.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 14.47% to 25.47.

RIL, SBI and ICICI Bank were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for February expiry.

The February F&O contracts will expire on 25 February 2021.