Nifty May futures at discount; VIX jumps to 24.55

Published on May 19, 2022 16:16

The Nifty May 2022 futures were at 15,784, a discount of 25.40 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 15,809.40 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 174.80 lakh crore compared with Rs 113.11 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index tumbled 430.90 points or 2.65% to settle at 15,809.40.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 10.14% to 24.5575.

Infosys, Reliance Industries (RIL) and ITC were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.

The May 2022 F&O contracts will expire on 26 May 2022.