Nifty August 2021 futures closed at 16602.20 (LTP) on Tuesday, at a discount of 12.40 points over spot closing of 16614.60, while Nifty September 2021 futures ended at 16632.55 (LTP), at a premium of 17.95 points over spot closing. Nifty August futures saw a contraction of 1,564 units, taking the total open interest (Contracts) to 2,67,793 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on August 26, 2021 (Provisional).
From the most active contracts, Vedanta August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 0.10 points at 298.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 297.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 60,173 (Provisional).
Adani Ports August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 0.95 points at 691.90 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 690.95. The numbers of contracts traded were 53,585 (Provisional).
Tata Steel August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 0.15 points at 1501.60 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1501.45. The numbers of contracts traded were 35,781 (Provisional).
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise August 2021 futures traded at a premium of 1.80 points at 4903.55 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 4901.75. The numbers of contracts traded were 32,615 (Provisional).
Reliance Industries August 2021 futures traded at a discount of 1.95 points at 2161.05 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 2163.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 30,454 (Provisional).