Nifty October futures trade at discount

Published on Oct 19, 2022 16:51

The Nifty October 2022 futures closed at 17,506.10, a discount of 6.15 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,512.25 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 148.52 lakh crore compared with Rs 124.60 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 25.30 points or 0.14% to settle at 17,512.25.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.20% to 17.49.

RIL, HDFC Bank, and HDFC were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.

The October 2022 F&O contracts will expire on 27 October 2022.