Nifty October 2012 futures closed at 5688.30 on Friday at a premium of 4.05 points over spot closing of 5,684.25, while Nifty November 2012 futures were at 5720.25 at a premium of 36.00 points over spot closing. Nifty October futures saw contraction of 2.05 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 22.20 mn units. The near month October 2012 derivatives contract will expire on October 25, 2012.
From the most active contracts, ITC October 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 0.60 at 297.65 compared with spot closing of 297.05. The number of contracts traded was 23,026.
Tata Motors October 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 0.50 at 269.30 compared with spot closing of 268.80. The number of contracts traded was 15,024.
DLF October 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.85 point at 206.60 compared with spot closing of 205.75. The number of contracts traded was 13,857.
Tata Steel October 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.60 point at 408.00 compared with spot closing of 407.40. The number of contracts traded was 13,154.
ICICI Bank October 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.90 point at 1059.95 compared with spot closing of 1059.05. The number of contracts traded was 19,190.