Nifty April futures trade at discount

HDFC Bank, Infy and TCS were top traded contracts

The Nifty April 2026 futures closed at 24,166 a discount of 7.05 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 24,173.05 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slumped 205.05 points or 0.84% to 24,173.05.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 1.58% to 18.59.

HDFC Bank, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.

The April 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 28 April 2026.