Nifty March 2019 futures closed at 11510.70 on Tuesday, at a premium of 27.45 points over spot closing of 11483.25, while Nifty April 2019 futures ended at 11586.60, at a premium of 103.35 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw a contraction of 2.40 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 13.04 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 28, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Reliance Industries March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.40 points at 1369.40 compared with spot closing of 1369.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 51,334.
HDFC Bank March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 4.15 points at 2317.65 compared with spot closing of 2313.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,332.
Yes Bank March 2019 futures traded at a discount of 0.15 points at 254.50 compared with spot closing of 254.65. The numbers of contracts traded were 31,739.
ICICI Bank March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.30 points at 395.00 compared with spot closing of 394.70. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,911.
DLF March 2019 futures traded at a premium of 0.50 points at 196.90 compared with spot closing of 196.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,146.