Nifty March futures trade at premium

Published on Mar 18, 2021 16:43

The Nifty March 2021 futures were at 14,604, a premium of 46.15 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,557.85.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 92.56 lakh crore compared with Rs 42.45 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 163.45 points or 1.11% to 14,557.85.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.38% to 20.08.

RIL, ITC and ICICI 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.