Nifty July 2016 futures closed at 8528.75 on Tuesday at a premium of 7.70 points over spot closing of 8,521.05, while Nifty August 2016 futures ended at 8564.55 at a premium of 43.50 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw addition of 1.31 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.25 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on July 28, 2016.
From the most active contracts, State bank of India July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 0.10 points at 226.85 compared with spot closing of 226.75. The number of contracts traded were 16,272.
ICICI Bank of July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 0.15 points at 261.85 compared with spot closing of 261.70. The number of contracts traded were 20,171.
Bank of Baroda July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.10 points at 161.60 compared with spot closing of 160.50. The number of contracts traded were 9,607.
Punjab National Bank July 2016 futures traded at a discount of 0.90 points at 125.75 compared with spot closing of 126.65. The number of contracts traded were 10,760.
Vedanta July 2016 futures traded at a discount of 1.85 points at 160.05 compared with spot closing of 161.90. The number of contracts traded were 15,206.