Nifty rollover at multi-year low

The rollover of Nifty futures contract stood at 56.1 %, lowest since 2015

A general restraint prevailed in the stock market on Thursday, with all eyes on GDP data for the June quarter slated for post-market hours. Both the Sensex and the Nifty closed positive for a consecutive session, aided by supporting the overseas trend. 

Since it was the last day for August derivatives contracts, speculators went about covering their short bets in the last lap, which kept the positivity going.

The Sensex settled higher by 84 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 31,730.5. The Nifty ended at 9,917.9, up 0.3 per cent. Realty, power, oil and gas took the front row, while health care,