Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,358.15 on Tuesday

Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,358.15 at a premium of 12.80 points over spot closing of 5,345.35, while Nifty August 2012 futures were at 5384.95 at a premium of 39.60 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 0.73 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.54 mn units.

From the most active contract, Reliance Communications July 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.65 point at 71.65 compared with spot closing of 71.00. The number of contracts traded was 10,860.

Tata Motors July 2012 futures were at a discount of 3.05 point at 243.20 compared with spot closing of 246.25. The number of contracts traded was 17,567.

ICICI Bank July 2012 futures were at a discount of 0.70 point at 942.10 compared with spot closing of 942.80. The number of contracts traded was 24,657.

Tata Steel July 2012 futures were at a discount of 11.10 points at 428.55 compared with spot closing of 439.65. The number of contracts traded was 10,203.

HDFC July 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.35 point at 683.35 compared with spot closing of 682.00. The number of contracts traded was 8,152.