Nifty August 2021 futures closed at 16281.60 (LTP) on Wednesday, at a discount of 0.65 points over spot closing of 16282.25, while Nifty September 2021 futures ended at 16328.00 (LTP), at a premium of 45.75 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw an addition of 5,210 units, taking the total open interest (OI) to 2,60,076 mn units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 26, 2021 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Tata Steel August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 4.45 points at 1432.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1428.50. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,361(Provisional).
Reliance Industries August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 2.95 points at 2117.95 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2115.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 27,538 (Provisional).
SBIN August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.45 points at 429.75 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 428.30. The numbers of contracts traded were 21,270 (Provisional).
Vedanta August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.25 points at 325.70 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 324.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 20,164 (Provisional).
Jindal Steel & Power August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.50 points at 421.30 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 419.80. The numbers of contracts traded were 13,312 (Provisional).