Nifty March 2015 futures closed at 8889.95 on Friday at a premium of 45.35 points over spot closing of 8844.60, while Nifty April 2015 futures ended at 8947.90 at a premium of 103.30 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 0.20 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 24.19 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2015.
From the most active contracts, Unitech March 2015 futures traded at a premium of 0.30 points at 21.80 compared with spot closing of 21.50. The number of contracts traded were 24,159.
SBI March 2015 futures traded at a premium of 1.15 points at 301.40 compared with spot closing of 300.25. The number of contracts traded were 33,536.
ICICI Bank March 2015 futures traded at a premium of 1.20 points at 337.20 compared with spot closing of 336.00. The number of contracts traded were 24,570.
HDFC Bank March 2015 futures traded at a premium of 12.80 points at 1067.20 compared with spot closing of 1054.40. The number of contracts traded were 24,944.
Reliance Industries March 2015 futures traded at a premium of 3.00 points at 862.30 compared with spot closing of 859.30. The number of contracts traded were 17,719.
