Nifty July 2015 futures closed at 8372.80 on Monday at a premium of 11.80 points over spot closing of 8,361.00, while Nifty August 2015 futures ended at 8415.95 at a premium of 54.95 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw contraction of 02.00 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.95 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on July 30, 2015.
From the most active contracts, ICICI Bank July 2015 futures traded at discount of 0.45 points at 291.85 compared with spot closing of 292.30. The number of contracts traded were 28,047.
Tata Motors July 2015 futures traded at a premium of 0.05 points at 377.30 compared with spot closing of 377.25. The number of contracts traded were 36,616.
Reliance July 2015 futures traded at a premium of 5.40 points at 1007.50 compared with spot closing of 1,002.10. The number of contracts traded were 75,437.
HDFC Bank July 2015 futures traded at a premium of 2.35 points at 1096.95 compared with spot closing of 1,094.60. The number of contracts traded were 32,336.
Axis Bank July 2015 futures traded at a premium of 1.10 points at 557.05 compared with spot closing of 555.95. The number of contracts traded were 30,549.