Nifty March 2022 futures closed at 17215.00 (LTP) on Thursday, at a discount of 7.75 points over spot closing of 17222.75, while Nifty April 2022 futures ended at 17264.55 (LTP), at a premium of 41.80 points over spot closing. Nifty March futures saw a contraction of 4,113 units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 2,09,598 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on March 31, 2022 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Kotak Mahindra Bank March 2022 futures traded at a premium of 6.30 points at 1721.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1714.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 41,488 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries March 2022 futures traded at a premium of 2.25 points at 2574.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2572.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,756 (Provisional).
ZEEL March 2022 futures traded at a premium of 0.70 points at 300.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 299.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,482 (Provisional).
HDFC Bank March 2022 futures traded at a premium of 1.35 points at 1444.25 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1442.90. The numbers of contracts traded were 25,176 (Provisional).
Tata Steel March 2022 futures traded at a premium of 0.05 points at 1347.00 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1346.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 24,369 (Provisional).