SBI, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank most active in futures segment.
The Nifty August 2019 futures was at 11,102, a premium of 16.60 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 11,085.40 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 13.60 lakh crore compared with Rs 8.98 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 103.80 points or 0.93% to settle at 11,085.40.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 3.82% at 13.5625.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 29 August 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 16.84 lakh contracts at the 11,300 strike price. Maximum put OI of 32.02 lakh contracts was seen at 11,000 strike price. Options data suggested a trading range between 11,000 and 11,300 levels for the Nifty.
State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank and ICICI Bank were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.
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State Bank of India (SBI) August 2019 futures were at 328.90, compared with spot closing price of 327.35. Axis Bank August 2019 futures were at 702, compared with spot closing price of 702.40. ICICI Bank August 2019 futures were at 428.30, compared with spot closing price of 427.25.
The August 2019 F&O contracts expire on 29 August 2019.
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