Nifty January 2014 futures closed at 6184.45 on Thursday at a premium of 16.10 points over spot closing of 6,168.35, while Nifty February 2014 futures ended at 6223.40 at a premium of 55.05 points over spot closing. Nifty January futures saw contraction of 0.19 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.07 mn units. The near month January 2014 derivatives contract will expire on January 30, 2014.
From the most active contracts, SSLT January 2014 futures traded at a premium of 1.60 points at 201.60 compared with spot closing of 200.00. The number of contracts traded was 12,524.
Reliance Industries January 2014 futures were at a premium of 1.60 points at 854.60 compared with spot closing of 853.00. The number of contracts traded was 15,197.
Tata Steel January 2014 futures were at a premium of 2.10 points at 393.30 compared with spot closing of 391.20. The number of contracts traded was 12,694.
ICICI Bank January 2014 futures were at a premium of 5.40 points at 1055.75 compared with spot closing of 1050.35. The number of contracts traded was 16,086.
L&T January 2014 futures were at a premium of 5.45 points at 977.70 compared with spot closing of 972.25. The number of contracts traded was 11,205.
