The Nifty March 2026 futures closed at 23,310.10, a premium of 3.65 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 23,306.45 in the cash market.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index soared 394.05 points or 1.72% to 23,306.45.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, shed 0.40% to 24.64.
HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The March 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 30 March 2026.