Nifty November 2014 futures expired at 8493 on Thursday at a discount of 1.20 points over spot closing of 8,494.20, while Nifty December 2014 futures ended at 8547.05 at a premium of 52.85 points over spot closing. Nifty December futures saw addition of 4.6 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 20.9 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on December 24, 2014.
From the most active contracts, Reliance December 2014 futures traded at a premium of 7 points at 995.65 compared with spot closing of 988.65. The number of contracts traded were 38,442.
Reliance November 2014 futures traded at a premium of 0.15 points at 988.50 compared with spot closing of 988.65. The number of contracts traded were 37,405.
HDFC Bank December 2014 futures traded at a premium of 7.90 points at 956.05 compared with spot closing of 948.15. The number of contracts traded were 956.05.
HDFC Bank November 2014 futures traded at a premium of 1.65 points at 949.80 compared with spot closing of 948.15. The number of contracts traded were 36,002.
Crompton Greaves December 2014 futures traded at a premium of 1.70 points at 193.40 compared with spot closing of 191.70. The number of contracts traded were 30,270.