Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 8456.90 (LTP) on Wednesday, at a discount of 11.90 points over spot closing of 8468.80, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 8481.25 (LTP), at a premium of 12.45 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 0.73 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 16.60 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 2.50 points at 458.15 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 455.65. The numbers of contracts traded were 1,25,089 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.00 points at 901.40 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 900.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 59,828 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 0.50 points at 356.70 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 357.20. The numbers of contracts traded were 55,434 (Provisional).
State Bank of India March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 2.50 points at 213.35 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 215.85. The numbers of contracts traded were 55,058 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 3.50 points at 973.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 976.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 45,202 (Provisional).