Nifty August 2012 futures closed at 5371.90 on Monday

Nifty August 2012 futures closed at 5371.90 on Monday at a premium of 24.00 points over spot closing of 5,347.90, while Nifty September 2012 futures were at 5398.25 at a premium of 50.35 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 0.95 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.29 mn units. The near month August 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. August 30, 2012.

From the most active contracts, Bharti Airtel August 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.15 points at 260.45 compared with spot closing of 260.30. The number of contracts traded was 7,147.

Tata Motors August 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 1.25 points at 229.75 compared with spot closing of 228.50. The number of contracts traded was 13,849.

Tata Steel August 2012 futures were at a premium of 2.30 point at 397.80 compared with spot closing of 395.50. The number of contracts traded was 13,290.

ICICI Bank August 2012 futures were at a premium of 4.75 points at 955.25 compared with spot closing of 950.50. The number of contracts traded was 15,386.

SBI August 2012 futures were at a premium of 7.40 point at 1915.90 compared with spot closing of 1908.50. The number of contracts traded was 59,687.