Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,344.50 on Thursday

Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,344.50 at a premium of 17.20 points over spot closing of 5,327.30, while Nifty August 2012 futures were at 5373.90 at a premium of 46.60 points over spot closing. The near month July 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. July 26, 2012. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 0.47 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.76 mn units.

From the most active contract, Reliance Communications July 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.70 point at 69.25 compared with spot closing of 68.55. The number of contracts traded was 7,658.

Tata Motors July 2012 futures were at a discount of 0.55 point at 237.80 compared with spot closing of 239.35. The number of contracts traded was 16,004.

HDIL July 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.40 point at 91.15 compared with spot closing of 90.75. The number of contracts traded was 9,075.

Tata Steel July 2012 futures were at a discount of 11.35 points at 440.45 compared with spot closing of 451.80. The number of contracts traded was 7,015.

ICICI Bank July 2012 futures were at a discount of 4.45 point at 917.80 compared with spot closing of 922.25. The number of contracts traded was 21,230.