Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 11618.80 (LTP) on Thursday, at a discount of 14.50 points over spot closing of 11633.30, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 11661.00, at a premium of 27.70 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 2.79 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 13.28 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, State Bank Of India March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.90 points at 322.90 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 323.80. The numbers of contracts traded were 38,252 (Provisional).
Reliance March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 3.05 points at 1383.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1380.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 37,601 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 3.20 points at 1202.85 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1199.65. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,195 (Provisional).
Housing Development Finance Corporation March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 6.10 points at 2272.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2265.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,069 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.95 points at 516.35 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 514.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 29,994 (Provisional).