Turnover spurted in F&O segment due to expiry of weekly index options.
The Nifty April 2021 futures were at 14,936.05, a premium of 68.70 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 14,867.35.Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 73.41 lakh crore compared with Rs 35.37 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 176.65 points or 1.2% to 14,867.35.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.18% to 19.9875.
HDFC Bank, Tata Steel and RIL were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for April expiry.
The April F&O contracts will expire on 29 April 2021.
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