Nifty February 2019 futures closed at 10809.45 on Wednesday, at a premium of 2.80 points over spot closing of 10806.65, while Nifty March 2019 futures ended at 10851.00, at a premium of 44.35 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw a contraction of 2.34 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 12.15 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 premium of 0.70 points at 228.30 compared with spot closing of 227.60. The numbers of contracts traded were 51,396.
Reliance Industries February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 2.75 points at 1223.40 compared with spot closing of 1220.65. The numbers of contracts traded were 48,124.
Tata Consultancy Services February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 5.55 points at 2058.05 compared with spot closing of 2052.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,194.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries February 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.40 points at 441.75 compared with spot closing of 441.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,148.
Axis Bank February 2019 futures traded at a discount of 0.20 points at 716.80 compared with spot closing of 717.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,294.