Nifty March 2021 futures closed at 15145.00 (LTP) on Tuesday, at a premium of 46.60 points over spot closing of 15098.40, while Nifty April 2021 futures ended at 15216.00 (LTP), at a premium of 117.60 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw a contraction of 8,634 units, taking the total open interest (OI) to 1,62,819 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 25, 2021 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, BPCL March 2021 futures traded at a discount of 0.45 points at 445.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 445.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 46,545 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2021 futures traded at a premium of 7.40 points at 2197.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2190.55. The numbers of contracts traded were 36,533 (Provisional).
ICICI Bank March 2021 futures traded at a premium of 3.20 points at 627.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 624.05. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,927 (Provisional).
Tata Steel March 2021 futures traded at a premium of 3.55 points at 712.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 708.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,322 (Provisional).
Kotak Mahindra Bank March 2021 futures traded at a discount of 4.00 points at 1970.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1974.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 19,838 (Provisional).