The Nifty 24 February 2026 futures closed at 25,427.20, a premium of 251.80 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 25,175.40 in the cash market.

In the cash market, The Nifty 50 index rose 126.75 points or 0.51% to 25,175.40.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, was up 1.83% to 14.45.

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

The February 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 24 February 2026.