Nifty March 2020 futures closed at 8737.70 (LTP) on Friday, at a discount of 7.75 points over spot closing of 8745.45, while Nifty April 2020 futures ended at 8771.95(LTP), at a premium of 26.50 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw an addition of 1.10 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 15.39 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 26, 2020 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, HDFC Bank March 2020 futures traded at a discount of 1.25 points at 880.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 881.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 95,081 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.60 points at 345.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 344.40. The numbers of contracts traded were 75,189 (Provisional).
Indusind Bank March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.60 points at 441.70 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 440.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 64,394 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 1.05 points at 1029.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1028.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 59,881 (Provisional).
Indiabulls Housing Finance March 2020 futures traded at a premium of 0.50 points at 92.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 92.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 57,190 (Provisional).