F&O segment turnover spurts due to expiry of weekly index options.
The Nifty February 2020 futures were at 12,131.20, a discount of 2.45 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 12,133.65 in the cash market.In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index was up 44.5 points or 0.37% to 12,133.65.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 35.44 lakh crore compared with Rs 19.60 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, slipped 2.96% to 13.7525.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 27 February 2020 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 24.02 lakh contracts at the 12,500 strike price. Maximum put OI of 34.21 lakh contracts was seen at 12,000 strike price.
The option chain indicates that Nifty will hover between 12,000 and 12,500 in the February 2020 series.
SBI, Indiabulls Housing Finance and Reliance Industries were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE for February expiry.
SBI February 2020 futures were at 321.70, compared with spot closing price of 321.05. Indiabulls Housing Finance February 2020 futures were at 314.00, compared with spot closing price of 319.75. Reliance Industries February 2020 futures were at 1,453.95, compared with spot closing price of 1455.00.
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