Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 8900.00 (LTP) on Tuesday, at a discount of 67.05 points over spot closing of 8967.05, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 8940.00 (LTP), at a discount of 27.05 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 0.43 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.42 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.45 points at 366.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 366.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 46,222 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 1.05 points at 602.00 compared with spot closing of 603.05. The numbers of contracts traded were 45,716 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 7.20 points at 969.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 976.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 44,987 (Provisional).
State Bank of India March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.85 points at 213.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 213.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 39,933 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 2.95 points at 1008.55 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1011.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 39,715 (Provisional).