Turnover spurted in the F&O segment due to expiry of weekly index options.
The Nifty February 2021 futures were at 15,195.20, at a premium of 21.90 points to the Nifty's spot closing of 15,173.30.Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 68.81 lakh crore compared with Rs 46.51 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 66.8 points or 0.44% to close at 15,173.50, a record closing high.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.78% to 23.045.
RIL, SBI and Hindalco were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for February expiry.
The February F&O contracts will expire on 25 February 2021.
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