Nifty February 2019 futures closed at 10779.80 on Thursday, at a premium of 33.75 points over spot closing of 10746.05, while Nifty March 2019 futures ended at 10821.05, at a premium of 75.00 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw a contraction of 1.10 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.13 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on February 28, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Yes Bank February 2019 futures traded at a discount of 0.75 points at 221.85 compared with spot closing of 222.60. The numbers of contracts traded were 138,714.
Indiabulls Housing Finance February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.50 points at 660.55 compared with spot closing of 660.05. The numbers of contracts traded were 29,782.
Larsen & Toubro February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 1.65 points at 1229.65 compared with spot closing of 1228.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 28,046.
Reliance Industries February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 2.35 points at 1231.45 compared with spot closing of 1229.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,376.
State Bank of India February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.75 points at 268.25 compared with spot closing of 267.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 23,293.