The Nifty April 2025 futures closed at 22,504, a premium of 104.85 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 22,399.15 in the cash market.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 fell 136.70 points or 0.61% to 22,399.15.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rallied 4.83% to 21.43.
Muthoot Finance, State Bank of India and Infosys were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The April 2025 F&O contracts will expire on 24 April 2025.