Nifty March Futures trade at premium

Published on Mar 19, 2021 16:42

The Nifty March 2021 futures were at 14,753.70, a premium of 9.7 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,744.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 31.01 lakh crore compared with Rs 92.56 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 186.15 points or 1.28% to 14,744.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.46% to 19.9875.

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.