Nifty July 2018 futures closed at 10723.95 on Tuesday, at a premium of 24.05 points over spot closing of 10699.90, while Nifty August 2018 futures ended at 10739.65, at a premium of 39.75 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 0.51 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 20.32 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 7.85 points at 559.70 compared with spot closing of 567.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,959.
Vedanta July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.10 points at 232.10 compared with spot closing of 231.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,782.
Tata Motors July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.90 points at 271.10 compared with spot closing of 270.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 14,318.
Reliance Industries July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 4.95 points at 977.15 compared with spot closing of 972.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 13,567.
State Bank of India July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 259.05 compared with spot closing of 258.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 13,263.