Nifty Feb futures trade at premium

Published on Feb 19, 2021 16:54

The Nifty February 2021 futures were at 15,006.80, at a premium of 25.05 to Nifty`s closing of 14,981.75.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 27.55 lakh crore compared with Rs 80.21 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 137.2 points or 0.91% to 14,981.75.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 3.28% to 22.25.

SBI, Tata Motors and RIL 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.