Nifty March 2012 futures closed at 5,297.00 at a premium of 22.15 points over spot closing of 5,274.85, while Nifty April 2012 futures were at 5,338.35 at a premium of 63.50 points over spot closing. The near month March 2012 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Nifty March futures saw contraction of 0.89 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.89 mn units.
From the most active contract, Tata Motors March 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.00 point at 272.90 compared with spot closing of 271.90. The number of contracts traded was 19,168.
HDIL March 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.55 point at 94.55 compared with spot closing of 94.00. The number of contracts traded was 14,208.
Reliance Industries March 2012 futures were at a premium of 6.55 at 764.55 compared with spot closing of 758.00. The number of contracts traded was 14,334.
Tata Steel March 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.15 point at 454.95 compared with spot closing of 454.80. The number of contracts traded was 18,287.
ICICI Bank March 2012 futures were at a premium of 8.85 point at 913.85 compared with spot closing of 905.00. The number of contracts traded was 18,427.
