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Market Commentary - Futures Market

NSE India VIX slides 4.60% to 21.60.

Nifty March futures trade at discount

16-Mar-2026, 04:31
The Nifty March 2026 futures closed at 23,390, a discount of 18.8 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 23,408.80 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 257.70 points or 1.11% to 23,408.80.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 4.60% to 21.60.

HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Larsen & Toubro were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.

The February 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 30 March 2026.