Nifty September 2012 futures closed at 5450.70 on Thursday

Nifty September 2012 futures closed at 5450.70 on Thursday at a premium of 15.35 points over spot closing of 5,435.35, while Nifty October 2012 futures were at 5476.10 at a premium of 40.75 points over spot closing. Nifty September futures saw an addition of 0.26 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 18.69 mn units. The near month September 2012 derivatives contract will expire on Thursday i.e. September 27, 2012.

From the most active contracts, Tata Motors September 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 1.25 at 259.85 compared with spot closing of 258.60. The number of contracts traded was 13,602.

BHEL September 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 0.90 points at 201.40 compared with spot closing of 200.50. The number of contracts traded was 7,838.

Tata Steel September 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.95 point at 387.95 compared with spot closing of 386.00. The number of contracts traded was 11,818.

Reliance Industries September 2012 futures were at a premium of 6.20 points at 801.35 compared with spot closing of 795.15. The number of contracts traded was 8,782.

ICICI Bank September 2012 futures were at a premium of 0.70 point at 959.70 compared with spot closing of 959.00. The number of contracts traded was 14,641.