SBI, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank most active in futures segment.
The Nifty August 2019 futures was at 11,019.60, a premium of 22.25 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 10,997.35 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 11.42 lakh crore compared with Rs 27.99 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 17.35 points or 0.16% to settle at 10,997.35.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 4.49% at 15.2125.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 29 August 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 22.20 lakh contracts at the 11,500 strike price. Maximum put OI of 35.53 lakh contracts was seen at 11,000 strike price. Options data suggested a trading range between 11,000 and 11,500 levels for the Nifty.
State Bank of India (SBI), Bajaj Finance 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 310, compared with spot closing price of 307.95. Bajaj Finance August 2019 futures were at 3,244, compared with spot closing price of 3,235. ICICI Bank August 2019 futures were at 413.45 compared with spot closing price of 411.
The August 2019 F&O contracts expire on 29 August 2019.
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