Nifty March 2019 futures closed at 11472.40 on Friday, at a premium of 15.50 points over spot closing of 11456.90, while Nifty April 2019 futures ended at 11538.45, at a premium of 81.55 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw a contraction of 2.09 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.47 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 28, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Yes Bank March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.45 points at 252.80 compared with spot closing of 252.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,892.
Reliance Industries March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.05 points at 1345.15 compared with spot closing of 1345.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 31,353.
Indiabulls Housing Finance March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 4.10 points at 729.40 compared with spot closing of 725.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 22,853.
Maruti Suzuki India March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 23.90 points at 6578.90 compared with spot closing of 6555.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,790.
HDFC Bank March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 6.50 points at 2281.60 compared with spot closing of 2275.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,185.