Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,240.45 at a premium of 13.20 points over spot closing of 5,227.25, while Nifty August 2012 futures were at 5265.50 at a premium of 38.25 points over spot closing. The near month July 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. July 26, 2012. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 0.48 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.74 mn units.
From the most active contract, Tata Motors July 2012 futures were at a discount of 3.20 point at 232.80 compared with spot closing of 236.00. The number of contracts traded was 10,825.
HDFC Bank July 2012 futures were at a premium of 2.85 point at 588.85 compared with spot closing of 586.00. The number of contracts traded was 8,042.
Tata Steel July 2012 futures were at a discount of 10.85 point at 415.00 compared with spot closing of 425.85. The number of contracts traded was 9,720.
ICICI Bank July 2012 futures were at a premium of 2.80 points at 928.35 compared with spot closing of 925.55. The number of contracts traded was 13,765.
SBI July 2012 futures were at a discount of 2.05 point at 2,176.05 compared with spot closing of 2,178.10. The number of contracts traded was 23,600.
