Nifty August 2012 futures closed at 5354.75 on Wednesday

Nifty August 2012 futures closed at 5354.75 on Wednesday at a premium of 16.75 points over spot closing of 5,338.00, while Nifty September 2012 futures were at 5380.20 at a premium of 42.20 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 0.47 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.69 mn units. The near month August 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. August 30, 2012.

From the most active contracts, Tata Motors August 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.85 points at 241.75 compared with spot closing of 239.90. The number of contracts traded was 18,549.

Bharti Airtel August 2012 futures were trading flat compared with spot closing of 274.90. The number of contracts traded was 27,446.

IndiaBulls Real Estate August 2012 futures were at a discount of 0.80 point at 54.40 compared with spot closing of 55.20. The number of contracts traded was 10,531.

Tata Steel August 2012 futures were at a premium of 3.55 points at 410.60 compared with spot closing of 407.05. The number of contracts traded was 13,489.

ICICI Bank August 2012 futures were at a premium of 5.30 point at 963.20 compared with spot closing of 957.90. The number of contracts traded was 17,004.