Nifty July 2016 futures closed at 8520.05 on Wednesday at a premium of 0.55 points over spot closing of 8,519.50, while Nifty August 2016 futures ended at 8554.95 at a premium of 35.44 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw addition of 0.17 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.43 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 0.85 points at 227.60 compared with spot closing of 226.75. The number of contracts traded were 19,876.
Vedanta of July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.35 points at 164.10 compared with spot closing of 162.75. The number of contracts traded were 23,864.
ICICI Bank July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.15 points at 262.10 compared with spot closing of 260.95. The number of contracts traded were 17,715.
Indiabulls Real Estate July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 0.10 points at 91.65 compared with spot closing of 91.55. The number of contracts traded were 15,818.
DLF July 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.10 points at 157.55 compared with spot closing of 156.45. The number of contracts traded were 12,441.