Nifty August 2019 futures closed at 10732.10 on Thursday, at a discount of 9.25 points over spot closing of 10741.35, while Nifty September 2019 futures ended at 10771.90, at a premium of 30.55 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 0.05 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.97 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 29, 2019.
From the most active contracts, Yes Bank August 2019 futures traded at a discount of 0.90 points at 56.55 compared with spot closing of 57.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 83,633.
DLF August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 1.25 points at 144.30 compared with spot closing of 143.05. The numbers of contracts traded were 52,493.
Indiabulls Housing Finance August 2019 futures traded at a discount of 11.50 points at 447.00 compared with spot closing of 458.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 39,951.
Reliance Industries August 2019 futures traded at a premium of 1.65 points at 1245.85 compared with spot closing of 1244.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,250.
Maruti Suzuki India August 2019 futures traded at a discount of 34.05 points at 6163.95 compared with spot closing of 6198.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 26,456.