Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 10447.00 (LTP) on Monday, at a discount of 4.45 points over spot closing of 10451.45, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 10505.20 (LTP), at a premium of 53.75 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 2.67 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 20.08 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 4.70 points at 1109.20 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1104.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 76,970 (Provisional).
State Bank of India March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.70 points at 253.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 252.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 49,797 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.25 points at 458.75 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 457.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 44,142 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 2.00 points at 1114.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1112.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,903 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 3.10 points at 893.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 889.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 33,993 (Provisional).