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Market Commentary - Futures Market

NSE India VIX slides 5.39% to 18.72.

Nifty March futures trade at disocunt

18-Mar-2026, 04:22
The Nifty March 2026 futures closed at 23,774.40, a discount of 3.40 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 23,777.80 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 172.35 points or 0.74% to 23,581.15.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 5.39% to 18.72.

HDFC Bank, Infosys and Eternal 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.