Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 9983.95 (LTP) on Friday, at a premium of 28.75 points over spot closing of 9955.20, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 10030.20 (LTP), at a premium of 75.00 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 1.73 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.95 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 1.25 points at 243.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 244.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 82,049 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 1.95 points at 1115.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1116.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 78,644 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 4.85 points at 1069.15 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1074.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 65,700 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 2.30 points at 447.65 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 449.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 63,708 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 2.75 points at 810.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 807.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 51,112 (Provisional).