Nifty August 2021 futures closed at 16551.05 (LTP) on Monday, at a discount of 12 points over spot closing of 16563.05, while Nifty September 2021 futures ended at 16588.00 (LTP), at a premium of 24.95 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw a contraction of 256 units, taking the total open interest (Contracts) to 2,72,698 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 26, 2021 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Reliance Industries August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 1.05 points at 2167.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2169.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 68,265 (Provisional).
Tata Steel August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 2.35 points at 1512.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1515.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 49,821 (Provisional).
JSW Steel August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 2.65 points at 761.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 758.85. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,466 (Provisional).
Vedanta August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 0.35 points at 336.80 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 336.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,231 (Provisional).
Apollo Hospitals August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 3.60 points at 4356.60 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 4353.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 17,996 (Provisional).