Nifty July 2018 futures closed at 10771.35 on Wednesday, at a premium of 1.45 points over spot closing of 10769.90, while Nifty August 2018 futures ended at 10788.75, at a premium of 18.85 points over spot closing. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 0.86 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.17 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on July 26, 2018.
From the most active contracts, Shriram Transport Finance Company July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 1146.05 compared with spot closing of 1145.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 60,866.
Lupin July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 2.35 points at 935.65 compared with spot closing of 938.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,305.
Tata Steel July 2018 futures traded at a discount of 8.20 points at 562.80 compared with spot closing of 571.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 16,437.
Maruti Suzuki India July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 10.10 points at 9235.05 compared with spot closing of 9224.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 15,890.
Sun Pharmaceutical July 2018 futures traded at a premium of 2.58 points at 580.80 compared with spot closing of 577.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 15,842.