Nifty February 2017 futures trade at premium to spot closing
The January 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 8191.10, a premium of 11.60 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 8179.50 in the cash market. The February 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 8213.10, a premium of 33.60 points compared with the Nifty's closing in the cash market. Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment rose to Rs 2.68 lakh crore from Rs 2.04 lakh crore registered on Friday, 30 December 2016.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index fell 6.30 points or 0.08% to settle at 8,179.50, its lowest closing level since 29 December 2016.
State Bank of India (SBI), Maruti Suzuki India (Maruti), Tata Steel, Vedanta and Tata Motors were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE. SBI January 2017 futures traded at 244.60, at a premium over spot closing of 243.55. Maruti January 2017 futures traded at 5479, at a premium over spot closing of 5470. Tata Steel January 2017 futures traded at 406.90, near spot closing of 406.20.
Vedanta January 2017 futures traded at 222.35, near spot closing of 221.90. Tata Motors January 2017 futures traded at 488.45, at a premium over spot closing of 486.55.
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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