Nifty January 2019 futures closed at 10969.70 on Monday, at a premium of 7.85 points over spot closing of 10961.85, while Nifty February 2019 futures ended at 10998.85, at a premium of 37.00 points over spot closing. Nifty January futures saw an addition of 0.23 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 24.79 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on January 31, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Reliance Industries January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 2.90 points at 1237.90 compared with spot closing of 1235.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 65,883.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 1.30 points at 399.85 compared with spot closing of 398.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 47,566.
Kotak Mahindra Bank January 2019 futures traded at a discount of 3.55 points at 1270.45 compared with spot closing of 1274.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 31,605.
Larsen & Toubro January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.30 points at 1314.90 compared with spot closing of 1314.60. The numbers of contracts traded were 29,952.
HDFC Bank January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 3.90 points at 2149.30 compared with spot closing of 2145.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 29,057.