The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Tuesday (January 7) announced the introduction of futures and options (F&O) contracts on six additional securities, effective January 31, 2025.

This decision follows the stock selection criteria prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its circular dated August 30, 2024, and has received approval from the regulator.

The newly included securities for F&O trading are Castrol India Ltd, Gland PharmaLtd, NBCC (India) Ltd, The Phoenix Mills Ltd, Solar Industries India Ltd and Torrent Power Ltd.

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Last month, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) announced the exclusion of futures and options (F&O) contracts for 16 securities. Effective February 28, 2025, no new expiry contracts will be introduced for these securities.

Among the affected securities were Abbott India, Atul Ltd, Bata India, Can Fin Homes, Coromandel International, City Union Bank, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals, IndiaMART InterMESH, Ipca Laboratories, Dr Lal PathLabs, Metropolis Healthcare, Navin Fluorine International, PVR INOX, Sun TV Network, and United Breweries.

In November 20224, following the discontinuation of weekly contracts for Nifty Bank, FinNifty, Nifty Midcap Select, and Nifty Next50, the NSE revised the monthly expiry days of these four F&O contracts to Thursday, effective January 1, 2025.

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Currently, Nifty Bank’s monthly and quarterly contracts expire on the last Wednesday of the month, while FinNifty’s expiry is on Tuesday. Nifty Midcap Select contracts expire on Mondays, and Nifty Next50 on Fridays.