Nifty April 2012 futures closed at 5,248.45 on Monday

Nifty April 2012 futures closed at 5,248.45 at a premium of 22.25 points over spot closing of 5,226.20, while Nifty May 2012 futures were at 5,282.85 at a premium of 56.65 points over spot closing. The near month April 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. April 26, 2012. Nifty April futures saw contraction of 0.19 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.02 mn units.

From the most active contract, Tata Motors April 2012 futures were at a discount of 0.25 point at 301.30 compared with spot closing of 301.55. The number of contracts traded was 17,952.

HDIL April 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.20 point at 87.35 compared with spot closing of 87.15. The number of contracts traded was 11,273.

Tata Steel April 2012 futures were at a discount of 1.45 points at 455.15 compared with spot closing of 456.60. The number of contracts traded was 10,092.

Reliance Industries April 2012 futures were at a premium of 2.20 point at 750.25 compared with spot closing of 748.05. The number of contracts traded was 11,670.

ICICI Bank April 2012 futures were at a premium of 3.90 point at 878.90 compared with spot closing of 875.00. The number of contracts traded was 18,503.