Turnover spurts in F&O segment due to weekly options expiry

Published on Oct 21, 2021 16:51

The Nifty October 2021 futures were at 18,240.50, a premium of 62.4 points compared with the Nifty`s closing of 18,178.10 in the cash market.

Turnover on the National Stock Exchange`s futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 147.84 lakh crore compared with Rs 75.08 lakh crore reported in the previous session.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index declined 88.5 points or 0.48% to 18,178.10.

The NSE`s India VIX, a gauge of market`s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 1.51% to 18.035.

Reliance Industries, Adani Ports & SEZ and Asian Paints were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.

The October 2021 F&O contracts will expire on 28 October 2021.