Nifty January 2019 futures closed at 10857.75 on Thursday, at a premium of 36.15 points over spot closing of 10821.60, while Nifty February 2019 futures ended at 10887.30, at a premium of 65.70 points over spot closing. Nifty January futures saw a contraction of 0.20 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.01 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on January 31, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Yes Bank January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.10 points at 188.00 compared with spot closing of 187.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,589.
IndusInd Bank January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 9.05 points at 1572.05 compared with spot closing of 1563.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 19,669.
TCS January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 7.60 points at 1890.60 compared with spot closing of 1883.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,379.
Axis Bank January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.70 points at 665.90 compared with spot closing of 665.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 15,702.
SBI January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.90 points at 306.30 compared with spot closing of 305.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 14,636.