Nifty March futures trade at premium

Published on Mar 02, 2021 16:45

The Nifty March 2021 futures were at 14,982.70, at a premium of 63.6 to Nifty`s spot closing of 14,919.10.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 35.62 lakh crore compared with Rs 26.60 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 157.55 points or 1.07% to 14,919.10.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, slumped 7.88% to 23.6050.

RIL, Tata Motors and Infosys were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for March expiry.

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