Nifty August 2021 futures closed at 16518.00 (LTP) on Friday, at a discount of 11.10 points over spot closing of 16529.10, while Nifty September 2021 futures ended at 16551.95 (LTP), at a premium of 22.85 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 18,467 units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 2,78,230 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 26, 2021 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Tata Steel August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 5.75 points at 1473.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1467.25. The numbers of contracts traded were 63,457(Provisional).
Aurobindo Pharma August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 0.75 points at 759.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 760.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,388(Provisional).
Reliance Industries August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.00 points at 2144.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2143.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,162 (Provisional).
TCS August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 3.15 points at 3459.20 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 3456.05. The numbers of contracts traded were 18,422 (Provisional).
SBIN August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 0.65 points at 431.40 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 430.75. The numbers of contracts traded were 18,108 (Provisional).