Turnover on NSE's F&O segment rises
The July 2016 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 8528.50, at a premium of 7.45 points compared with Nifty's closing of 8521.05 in the cash market. The Nifty August 2016 futures traded at 8564.95, at a premium of 43.90 points compared with the spot closing for the index. Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment rose to Rs 2.60 lakh crore from turnover of Rs 2.59 lakh crore registered yesterday, 11 July 2016.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 53.15 points or 0.63% to settle at 8,521.05, its highest closing level since 10 August 2015.
Vedanta, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Axis Bank were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. Vedanta July 2016 futures traded at 161.55, at a discount compared with spot closing of 161.90. Tata Steel July 2016 futures traded at 337.15, at a discount compared with spot closing of 343.45. ICICI Bank July 2016 futures traded at 261.90, at a premium compared with spot closing of 261.70.
State Bank of India July 2016 futures traded at 226.75, matching the spot closing of 226.75. Axis Bank July 2016 futures traded at 560.80, at a premium compared with spot closing of 560.
The July 2016 F&O contracts are set to expire on 28 July 2016. The August 2016 F&O contracts are set to expire on 25 August 2016.
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