Nifty February 2017 futures closed at 8743.10 on Wednesday at a premium of 18.40 points over spot closing of 8724.70, while Nifty March 2017 futures ended at 8777.15, at a premium of 52.45 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 1.74 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.09 million (mn) units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on February 23, 2017.
From the most active contracts, Tata Motors February 2017 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 437.75 compared with spot closing of 436.70. The numbers of contracts traded were 47,750.
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries February 2017 futures traded at a premium of 2.05 points at 624.05 compared with spot closing of 622.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,546.
Infosys February 2017 futures traded at a discount of 0.75 points at 981.40 compared with spot closing of 982.15. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,348.
State Bank of India February 2017 futures traded at a premium of 0.25 points at 269.55 compared with spot closing of 269.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 15,292.
HDFC Bank February 2017 futures traded at a premium of 5.05 points at 1325.15 compared with spot closing of 1,320.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 13,731.