Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,251.40 on Thursday

Nifty July 2012 futures closed at 5,251.40 at a premium of 16.15 points over spot closing of 5,235.25, while Nifty August 2012 futures were at 5277.35 at a premium of 42.10 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 0.01 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.26 mn units.

From the most active contract, JP Associates July 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.75 point at 78.90 compared with spot closing of 78.15. The number of contracts traded was 11,241.

Tata Motors July 2012 futures were at a discount of 2.30 point at 233.95 compared with spot closing of 236.25. The number of contracts traded was 10,656.

Tata Steel July 2012 futures were at a discount of 9.25 point at 418.05 compared with spot closing of 427.30. The number of contracts traded was 8,781.

ICICI Bank July 2012 futures were at a premium of 5.65 points at 931.15 compared with spot closing of 925.50. The number of contracts traded was 17,609.

SBI July 2012 futures were at a discount of 16.65 point at 2,200.35 compared with spot closing of 2,217.00. The number of contracts traded was 32,363.