Nifty February 2020 futures closed at 12081.20 (LTP) on Thursday, at a premium of 0.35 points over spot closing of 12080.85, while Nifty March 2020 futures ended at 12093.80 (LTP), at a premium of 12.95 points over spot closing. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 0.69 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 12.48 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on February 27, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Indiabulls Housing Finance February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.40 points at 337.40 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 336.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 64,647 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 1182.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1180.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 39,165 (Provisional).
State Bank of India February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.05 points at 327.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 327.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 33,342 (Provisional).
Max Financial Services February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.30 points at 564.65 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 563.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 26,709 (Provisional).
Escorts February 2020 futures traded at a premium of 3.55 points at 882.55 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 879.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 22,288 (Provisional).