Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- The Nifty 27 October 2026 futures closed at 22,745, a discount of 66.35 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 22,811.35 in the cash market.

The Nifty 50 lost 77.60 points, or 0.34%, to 22,811.35.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 6.29% to 15.70.

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

The October 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 27 October 2026.

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