Nifty August 2018 futures closed at 11752.45 on Tuesday, at a premium of 13.95 points over spot closing of 11738.50, while Nifty September 2018 futures ended at 11789.30, at a premium of 50.80 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw a contraction of 5.32 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.85 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 30, 2018.
From the most active contracts, Reliance Industries August 2018 futures traded at a discount of 3.70 points at 1318.80 compared with spot closing of 1322.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,312.
Yes Bank August 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.80 points at 371.40 compared with spot closing of 370.60. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,897.
Axis Bank August 2018 futures traded at a premium of 2.60 points at 661.95 compared with spot closing of 659.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 26,020.
Tata Steel August 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.45 points at 590.10 compared with spot closing of 589.65. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,722.
Vedanta August 2018 futures traded at a premium of 0.70 points at 231.05 compared with spot closing of 230.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,051.