Nifty July 2018 futures closed at 10658.25 on Monday, at a premium of 0.95 points over spot closing of 10,657.30, while Nifty August 2018 futures ended at 10677.70, at a premium of 20.40 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 0.02 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 19.80 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on July 26, 2018.
From the most active contracts, Tata Steel July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 5.60 points at 553.50 compared with spot closing of 559.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 36,171.
ICICI Bank July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.25 points at 277.55 compared with spot closing of 277.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 28,211.
Vedanta July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 2.90 points at 240.25 compared with spot closing of 237.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,232.
State Bank of India July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.45 points at 260.45 compared with spot closing of 260.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,366.
Tata Motors July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.60 points at 268.15 compared with spot closing of 266.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 18,506.