VIX soars 7% to 13.7475
The Nifty August 2021 futures were at 16,150, a premium of 19.25 points compared with Nifty's spot closing of 16,130.75.Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 47.1 lakh crore compared with Rs 28.58 lakh crore in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 245.6 points or 1.55% to 16,130.75.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 7.36% to 13.7475.
SBI, RIL and HDFC were the top traded stock futures contracts in F&O segment for August expiry.
The August F&O contracts will expire on 29 August 2021.
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