Nifty December 2015 futures closed at 7929.05 on Thursday at a premium of 45.25 points over spot closing of 7,883.80, while Nifty January 2016 futures ended at 7965.35 at a premium of 81.55 points over spot closing. Nifty December futures saw addition of 0.47 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.77 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on December 31, 2015.
From the most active contracts, ICICI Bank December 2015 futures traded at a premium of 0.75 points at 265.25 compared with spot closing of 264.50. The number of contracts traded were 22,568.
Larsen & Toubro December 2015 futures traded at a premium of 4.85 points at 1341.85 compared with spot closing of 1,337.00. The number of contracts traded were 33,647.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories December 2015 futures traded at a premium of 14.50 points at 3122.50 compared with spot closing of 3,108.00. The number of contracts traded were 19,644.
