Nifty July 2018 futures closed at 10571.10 on Thursday, at a discount of 18 points over spot closing of 10589.10, while Nifty August 2018 futures ended at 10592.55, at a premium of 3.45 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 7.07 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.79 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on July 26, 2018.
From the most active contracts, Tata Motors July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 265.00 compared with spot closing of 263.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 36,529.
HDFC Bank July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 7.40 points at 2119.10 compared with spot closing of 2126.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,589.
ICICI Bank July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.65 points at 271.40 compared with spot closing of 270.75. The numbers of contracts traded were 23,165.
Infosys July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 1.00 points at 1283.30 compared with spot closing of 1284.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,655.
Tata Steel July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 5.55 points at 541.00 compared with spot closing of 546.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,380.