Nifty May futures trade at premium

Published on May 07, 2021 16:48

The Nifty May 2021 futures were at 14,860, a premium of 36.85 points compared with Nifty`s spot closing of 14,823.15.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 20.48 lakh crore compared with Rs 79.71 lakh crore in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 98.35 points or 0.67% to 14,823.15.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, slumped 5.5% to 20.8225.

Tata Steel, HDFC and RIL were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for May expiry.

The May F&O contracts will expire on 27 May 2021.