Nifty October 2012 futures closed at 5723.90 on Tuesday

Nifty October 2012 futures closed at 5723.90 on Tuesday at a premium of 19.30 points over spot closing of 5,704.60, while Nifty November 2012 futures were at 5755.40 at a premium of 50.80 points over spot closing. Nifty October futures saw contraction of 0.03 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.29 mn units. The near month October 2012 derivatives contract will expire on October 25, 2012.

From the most active contracts, Tata Motors October 2012 futures were trading at a premium of 1.50 at 271.05 compared with spot closing of 269.55. The number of contracts traded was 13,586.

HDIL October 2012 futures were trading at a discount of 0.10 at 103.90 compared with spot closing of 104.00. The number of contracts traded was 13,302.

DLF October 2012 futures were at a premium of 1.60 point at 225.40 compared with spot closing of 223.80. The number of contracts traded was 16,721.

Tata Steel October 2012 futures were at a premium of 2.15 point at 413.75 compared with spot closing of 411.60. The number of contracts traded was 14,861.

United Spirits October 2012 futures were at a premium of 6.50 point at 1269.60 compared with spot closing of 1263.10. The number of contracts traded was 17,205.