SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC most active in futures segment.
The Nifty October 2019 futures was at 11,624, a premium of 50.70 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 11,573.30 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 33.43 lakh crore compared with Rs 15.70 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index gained 133.10 points or 1.22% to settle at 11,573.30.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.64% at 16.2750.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 31 October 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 17.28 lakh contracts at the 11,200 strike price. Maximum put OI of 17.20 lakh contracts was seen at 11,000 strike price. Options data suggested a trading range between 11,000 and 11,200 levels for the Nifty.
State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. SBI October 2019 futures were at 284.60, compared with spot closing price of 282.75. ICICI Bank October 2019 futures were at 454.50 compared with spot closing price of 451.70. HDFC October 2019 futures were at 2,083.25, compared with spot closing price of 2,065.90.
The October 2019 F&O contracts expire on 31 October 2019.
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