Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 9095.75 (LTP)on Monday, at a discount of 101.65 points over spot closing of 9197.40, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 9135.85 (LTP), at a discount of 61.55 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 2.87 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.32 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 discount of 5.60 points at 1006.60 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1012.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 48,707 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 3.25 points at 397.85 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 401.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 46,298 (Provisional).
State Bank Of India March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 1.35 points at 222.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 223.35. The numbers of contracts traded were 43,561 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 10.05 points at 991.20 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1001.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 41,704 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.45 points at 655.80 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 656.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 39,526 (Provisional).