Nifty September 2016 futures closed at 8644.95 on Thursday at a premium of 52.75 points over spot closing of 8,592.20, while Nifty September 2016 futures ended at 8684.55 at a premium of 92.35 points over spot closing. Nifty September futures saw addition of 5.05 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.38 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on September 29, 2016.
From the most active contracts, ICICI Bank September 2016 futures traded at a premium of 1.65 points at 248.65 compared with spot closing of 247.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 18,544.
HDFC Bank September 2016 futures traded at a premium of 8.30 points at 1267.30 compared with spot closing of 1,259.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,099.
Sun Pharmaceuticals September 2016 futures traded at a premium of 4.80 points at 769.90 compared with spot closing of 765.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 19,770.
Reliance Industries September 2016 futures traded at a premium of 5.55 points at 1019.50 compared with spot closing of 1,013.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 19,537.
Infosys September 2016 futures traded at a premium of 6.60 points at 1043.50 compared with spot closing of 1,036.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 16,609.