Nifty January 2019 futures closed at 10936.20 on Tuesday, at a premium of 13.45 points over spot closing of 10922.75, while Nifty February 2019 futures ended at 10967.10, at a premium of 44.35 points over spot closing. Nifty January futures saw a contraction of 0.47 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 24.32 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 7.30 points at 1239.30 compared with spot closing of 1232.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 54,291.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 2.00 points at 419.40 compared with spot closing of 417.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 36,731.
Yes Bank January 2019 futures traded at a discount of 0.40 points at 193.15 compared with spot closing of 193.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,799.
Kotak Mahindra Bank January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.15 points at 1291.65 compared with spot closing of 1291.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 23,313.
Asian Paints January 2019 futures traded at a premium of 5.45 points at 1410.30 compared with spot closing of 1404.85. The numbers of contracts traded were 23,128.