The Nifty 25 Aug 2026 futures closed at 24,216.50, a premium of 61.60 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 24,154.90 in the cash market.

In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index lost 132.75 points or 0.55% to 24,154.90.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 0.52% to 11.39.

HDFC Bank, Infosys and Reliance Industries 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.