Just ahead of expiry of the September series, Nifty futures traded at an discount. The open interest in Nifty October series surged 46.60 per cent on Monday.
September Nifty futures shed 1.82 per cent to close at 1299.65 while the NSE S&P CNX Nifty settled at 1302.90. Nifty October futures fell 1.90 per cent to finish at 1304.00.
Nifty futures saw a trading volume of Rs 2152.27 crore arising out of 81811 contracts. Meanwhile, the total turnover on National Stock Exchange