Nifty December 2011 futures closed at 4,613.75 at a premium of 0.65 points over spot closing of 4,613.10, while Nifty January 2011 futures were at 4,635.00 at a premium of 21.90 points over spot closing.
The near month December 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, December 29, 2011. Nifty December futures saw addition of 9.43% or 2.02 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 23.51 mn units.
From the most active contract by contract value, SBI’s December 2011 futures were at a premium of 0.85 point at 1626.85 compared with spot closing of 1626.00. The number of contracts traded was 39,621.
Axis Bank December 2011 futures were at a discount of 15.10 point at 835.55 compared with spot closing of 850.65. The number of contracts traded was 23,957.
Tata Motors December 2011 futures were at a discount of 0.70 at 179.30 compared with spot closing of 180.00. The number of contracts traded was 21,765.
L&T December 2011 futures were at a premium of 7.00 points at 1035.30 compared with spot closing of 1028.30. The number of contracts traded was 17,614.
ICICI Bank December 2011 futures were at a premium of 4.00 point at 659.90 compared with spot closing of 655.90. The number of contracts traded was 26,329.
