Nifty April 2016 futures closed at 7790.75 on Monday at a premium of 31.95 points over spot closing of 7758.80, while Nifty May 2016 futures ended at 7820.70 at a premium of 61.90 points over spot closing. Nifty April futures saw addition of 0.26 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.77 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on April 28, 2016.
From the most active contracts, SBI April 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 195.75 compared with spot closing of 194.70. The number of contracts traded were 14,338.
Tata Steel April 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.60 points at 321.95 compared with spot closing of 320.35. The number of contracts traded were 10,530.
Reliance Capital April 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.45 points at 386.00 compared with spot closing of 384.55. The number of contracts traded were 11,170.
ICICI Bank April 2016 futures traded at a premium of 0.20 points at 238.95 compared with spot closing of 238.75. The number of contracts traded were 9,324.
Infosys April 2016 futures traded at a premium of 3.00 points at 1246.70 compared with spot closing of 1,243.70. The number of contracts traded were 9,230.