Turnover on NSE's F&O segment surges
The Nifty August 2017 futures traded at 9907, at a small premium of 9.70 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 9897.30 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment surged to Rs 8.49 lakh crore compared with the turnover of Rs 3.68 lakh crore registered on Monday, 14 August 2017. The stock market was closed yesterday, 15 August 2017 on account of Independence Day holiday.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 103.15 points or 1.05% to settle at 9,897.30, its highest closing level since 9 August 2017.
Tata Steel, State Bank of India (SBI), Tata Global Beverages, Reliance Capital and Vedanta were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. Tata Steel August 2017 futures traded at 631.70, at a discount compared with spot closing of 632.15. SBI August 2017 futures traded at 284.30, near spot closing of 283.20.
Tata Global Beverages August 2017 futures traded at 194.40, near spot closing of 194. Reliance Capital August 2017 futures traded at 793.25, at a premium over spot closing of 791. Vedanta August 2017 futures traded at 298.15, near spot closing of 297.40.
The August 2017 F&O contracts will expire on 31 August 2017.
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