Turnover spurted in F&O segment due to expiry of weekly index options.
The Nifty June 2021 futures were at 15,680.95, a discount of 10.45 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 15,691.40.Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 94.56 lakh crore compared with Rs 44.28 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 76.15 points or 0.48% to 15,691.40.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 2.84% to 15.2875.
Reliance Industries, Adani Enterprises and Tata Steel were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for June expiry.
The June F&O contracts will expire on 24 June 2021.
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