The Nifty 25 Aug 2026 futures closed at 24,430 a premium of 46.40 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 24,383.60 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index surged 66.45 points or 0.27% to 24,383.60.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 3.29% to 11.76.

Infosys, Bajaj Finance and Mahindra & Mahindra were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.

The August 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 25 August 2026.