Nifty March futures trade at discount

The Nifty 30 March 2026 futures closed at 22,330.10 a discount of 1.3 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 22,331.40 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index tanked 488.20 points or 2.14% to 22,331.40.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 4.04% to 27.89.

HDFC Bank, Infosys and InterGlobe Aviation 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.