Nifty May 2018 futures closed at 10678.85 on Monday, at a discount of 9.80 points over spot closing of 10688.65, while Nifty June 2018 futures ended at 10691.20, at a premium of 2.55 points over spot closing. Nifty May futures saw a contraction of 1.28 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 20.86 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on May 31, 2018.
From the most active contracts, Sun Pharmaceutical May 2018 futures traded at a premium of 2.15 points at 499.15 compared with spot closing of 497.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 41,018.
State Bank of India May 2018 futures traded at a discount of 0.15 points at 271.80 compared with spot closing of 271.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,335.
Indiabulls Housing Finance May 2018 futures traded at a discount of 4.15 points at 1213.20 compared with spot closing of 1217.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,559.
Infosys May 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.75 points at 1213.85 compared with spot closing of 1212.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 18,219.
Maruti Suzuki May 2018 futures traded at a premium of 9.45 points at 8719.45 compared with spot closing of 8710.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,794.