Turnover spurts in F&O segment due to weekly options expiry
The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,290.65, a discount of 3.95 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 16,294.60.Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 112.20 lakh crore compared with Rs 71.67 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 35.8 points or 0.22% to 16,294.60.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.57% to 12.8725.
RIL, SBI and Bharti Airtel were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for August expiry.
The August F&O contracts will expire on 26 August 2021.
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