Nifty October futures trade at discount

Published on Oct 20, 2022 16:37

The Nifty October 2022 futures closed at 17,544.90, a discount of 19.05 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 17,563.95 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 298.72 lakh crore compared with Rs 148.52 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 51.70 points or 0.30% to settle at 17,563.95.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of the market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 1.45% to 17.23.

RIL, Infosys, and Canara Bank 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.