The Nifty 30 March 2026 futures closed at 23,228.40, a premium of 77.30 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 23,151.10 in the cash market.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index tumbled 488.05 points or 2.06% to 23,151.10.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, was up 5.23% to 22.65.
HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries 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.