The derivatives marts wound up higher today on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
NSE Nifty futures clocked gains and all the three contracts closed at a premium, which indicates optimism in the market. Nifty July futures ended higher by 3.95 points at 1072.25 as against a gain of 1.85 points in the S&P CNX Nifty at 1069.90.
Volumes perked up in the July and August at 3980 and 87 contracts, respectively. Open interest climbed in the August contract at 331 contract, while it stood at 5823 contracts in July futures. On the other hand, July sensex futures closed higher by 20 points at 3314 as against a gain of 25.15 points in Sensex at 3310.
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Trading in BSE sensex futures continues to remain dull. Only the near-month futures managed trades. They ended at a premium to the underlying shares, but there was a drop in volumes.
Among index options on the NSE, the 1100 June call option was the most active clocking 133 trades. Nifty calls at 1060 and 1080 were also active. The most active put options were at strikes 1080 and 1070. The put call ratio rose to 0.55.
Among individual stock derivatives, technology stocks dominated the futures trading with Satyam, Digital and Infosys being the top traded futures. Satyam futures was trading at a premium to the underlying and clocked 5757 contracts.
The Nifty July futures was also actively traded. In stock options, Satyam call option at 240 and 250 was the most traded paper. 273 trades were witnesses in HPCL call at 280. Satyam call at 240 and L&T call at 180 had the highest open interest.