Nifty March futures trade at premium

Published on Mar 17, 2021 16:40

The Nifty March 2021 futures were at 14,756, a premium of 34.7 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,721.30.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 42.45 lakh crore compared with Rs 34.56 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 189.15 points or 1.27% to 14,721.30.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.16% to 20.1575.

RIL, ITC and HDFC Bank 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.