Nifty February 2020 futures closed at 12148.00 (LTP) on Wednesday, at a premium of 22.10 points over spot closing of 12125.90, while Nifty March 2020 futures ended at 12154.95 (LTP), at a premium of 29.05 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 0.17 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 12.39 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on February 27, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Aurobindo Pharma February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.65 points at 605.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 604.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 42,245 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 2.75 points at 1141.75 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1139.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 38,483 (Provisional).
State Bank of India February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.90 points at 321.10 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 320.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,857 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 2.30 points at 1506.80 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1504.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,456 (Provisional).
Tata Motors February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.20 points at 158.30 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 158.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 23,068 (Provisional).