Nifty August 2021 futures closed at 16420.00 (LTP) on Friday, at a discount of 30.50 points over spot closing of 16450.50, while Nifty September 2021 futures ended at 16455.00 (LTP), at a premium of 4.50 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw a contraction 6,823 units, taking the total open interest (Contracts) to 2,45,259 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 0.30 points at 1368.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1367.70. The numbers of contracts traded were 46,679 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 0.10 points at 2140.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2140.10. The numbers of contracts traded were 34,033 (Provisional).
SBIN August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 0.60 points at 405.40 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 406.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,841 (Provisional).
Bajaj Finance August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 8.75 points at 6628.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 6637.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 22,389 (Provisional).
Bharti Airtel August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.30 points at 611.45 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 610.15. The numbers of contracts traded were 19,002 (Provisional).