Turnover on NSE's F&O segment jumps
21-Dec-2017 (16:01)
Nifty December futures trade at premium
The Nifty December 2017 futures traded at 10457.90, a premium of 17.60 points over Nifty's spot closing of 10440.30 in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment jumped to Rs 9.88 lakh crore, compared with the turnover of Rs 7.37 lakh crore registered in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 3.90 points or 0.04% to settle at 10,440.30, its lowest closing level since 18 December 2017.
Sun TV Network, Reliance Infrastructure, Wockhardt, Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Steel were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. Sun TV Network December 2017 futures traded at 983, at a premium over spot closing of 982.50. Reliance Infrastructure December 2017 futures traded at 511.90, at a discount over spot closing of 512.10. Wockhardt December 2017 futures traded at 896, at a discount over spot closing of 900.
Maruti Suzuki India December 2017 futures traded at 9653, at a premium over spot closing of 9621. Tata Steel December 2017 futures traded at 714.60, at a premium over spot closing of 712.
The December 2017 F&O contracts expire on 28 December 2017.