Nifty May 2012 futures closed at 5267.85 at a premium of 19.70 points over spot closing of 5248.15, while Nifty June 2012 futures were at 5,283.90 at a premium of 35.75 points over spot closing. The near month May 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. May 31, 2012. Nifty May futures saw an addition of 0.46 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.56 mn units.
From the most active contract, Tata Motors May 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.15 point at 317.15 compared with spot closing of 317.00. The number of contracts traded was 12,246.
HDIL May 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.70 point at 81.35 compared with spot closing of 80.65. The number of contracts traded was 7,545.
DLF May 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.25 points at 188.65 compared with spot closing of 187.40. The number of contracts traded was 8,688.
Pantaloon Retail May 2012 futures were at a premium of 3.95 point at 189.95 compared with spot closing of 186.00. The number of contracts traded was 16,670.
Tata Steel May 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.55 point at 465.35 compared with spot closing of 463.80. The number of contracts traded was 8,148.
