Nifty May futures at discount; VIX jumps to 24.55

19 May 2022 , 04:16 PM

The Nifty May 2022 futures were at 15,784, a discount of 25.40 points compared with the Niftys closing of 15,809.40 in the cash market. Turnover on the National Stock Exchanges futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 174.80 lakh crore compared with Rs 113.11 lakh crore reported in the previous session. In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index tumbled 430.90 points or 2.65% to settle at 15,809.40. The NSEs India VIX, a gauge of markets expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 10.14% to 24.5575. Infosys, Reliance Industries (RIL) and ITC were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. The May 2022 F&O contracts will expire on 26 May 2022. Powered by Capital Market – Live News