The Nifty April 2024 futures closed at 22,211, a premium of 63.1 points compared with the Nifty's closing 22,147.90 in the cash market.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 lost 124.60 points or 0.56% to 22,147.90.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 1.18% to 12.62.
HDFC Bank, Infosys and Vodafone Idea were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.
The April 2024 F&O contracts will expire on 25 April 2024.