Nifty April 2012 futures closed at 5,319.60 on Tuesday

Nifty April 2012 futures closed at 5,319.60 at a premium of 29.90 points over spot closing of 5,289.70, while Nifty May 2012 futures were at 5,351.50 at a premium of 61.80 points over spot closing. The near month April 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. April 26, 2012. Nifty April futures saw an addition of 0.73 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 17.76 mn units.

From the most active contract, Tata Motors April 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.65 point at 302.30 compared with spot closing of 300.65. The number of contracts traded was 15,302.

HDIL April 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.25 point at 90.70 compared with spot closing of 90.45. The number of contracts traded was 21,521.

DLF April 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.35 points at 206.35 compared with spot closing of 205.00. The number of contracts traded was 13,315.

Tata Steel April 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.90 point at 463.15 compared with spot closing of 462.25. The number of contracts traded was 12,894.

Reliance Industries April 2012 futures were at a premium of 4.40 point at 751.10 compared with spot closing of 746.70. The number of contracts traded was 14,050.