Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 9580.00 (LTP) on Thursday, at a discount of 10.15 points over spot closing of 9590.15, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 9634.00 (LTP), at a premium of 43.85 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 1.23 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.15 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Indiabulls Housing Finance March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 14.90 points at 151.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 165.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 59,885 (Provisional).
State Bank Of India March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.55 points at 214.85 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 215.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 55,951 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 6.75 points at 1025.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1032.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 55,537 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 2.00 points at 1057.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1059.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 49,741 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 1.95 points at 431.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 432.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 45,894 (Provisional).