Nifty February 2017 futures trade at premium to spot closing
The January 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 8287.50, at a premium of 13.70 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 8273.80 in the cash market. The February 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 8312, a premium of 38.20 points compared with the Nifty's closing in the cash market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment jumped to Rs 5.13 lakh crore from Rs 3.09 lakh crore registered yesterday, 4 January 2017.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 83.30 points or 1.02% to settle at 8,273.80, its highest closing level since 11 November 2016.
Yes Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki India (Maruti) were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. Yes Bank January 2017 futures traded at 1211.80, at a premium over spot closing of 1209.45. Tata Steel January 2017 futures traded at 419.75, near spot closing of 419.05. Vedanta January 2017 futures traded at 227.85, near spot closing of 227.80.
Tata Motors January 2017 futures traded at 502.60, near spot closing of 502. Maruti January 2017 futures traded at 5648, at a slight discount compared with spot closing of 5649.90.
The January 2017 F&O contracts are set to expire on 25 January 2017. The February 2017 F&O contracts are set to expire on 23 February 2017.
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