The Nifty April 2025 futures closed at 22,320, a premium of 158.40 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 22,161.60 in the cash market.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 tumbled 742.85 points or 3.24% to 22,161.60.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 65.70% to 22.79.
Tata Motors, Reliance Industries and Trent were the top trading individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The April 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 24 April 2025.