SBI, HDFC and Axis Bank most active in futures segment.
The Nifty August 2019 futures was at 11,062, a premium of 8.1 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 11,053.90 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 8.73 lakh crore compared with Rs 8.29 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 6.10 points or 0.06% to settle at 11,053.90.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.27% at 16.6925.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 29 August 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 27.23 lakh contracts at the 11,500 strike price. Maximum put OI of 38.01 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), Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) and Axis Bank were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. SBI August 2019 futures were at 286.75, compared with spot closing price of 286.55. HDFC August 2019 futures were at 2,109.10 compared with spot closing price of 2,110.90. Axis Bank August 2019 futures were at 684.60, compared with spot closing price of 685.20.
The August 2019 F&O contracts expire on 29 August 2019.
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