Nifty August 2013 futures closed at 5288.95 on Wednesday at a premium of 3.95 points over spot closing of 5,285.00, while Nifty September 2013 futures ended at 5304.00 at a premium of 19.00 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw contraction of 2.18 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.73 mn units. The near month August 2013 derivatives contract will expire on August 29, 2013.
From the most active contracts, DLF August 2013 futures last traded at a premium of 0.40 points at 132.10 compared with spot closing of 131.70. The number of contracts traded was 34,187.
Reliance Industries August 2013 futures last traded at a premium of 3.85 points at 811.85 compared with spot closing of 808.00. The number of contracts traded was 39,923.
HDFC Bank August 2013 futures were at a premium of 4.85 points at 654.50 compared with spot closing of 649.65. The number of contracts traded was 29,562.
ICICI Bank August 2013 futures were at a discount of 1.70 points at 795.45 compared with spot closing of 797.15. The number of contracts traded was 44,964.
Tata Steel August 2013 futures last traded at a premium of 0.20 points at 280.00 compared with spot closing of 279.80. The number of contracts traded was 25,342.
