The Nifty September futures ended at six points premium at 4,345 as against the spot Nifty which closed two points higher at 4,338. The counter witnessed trades of around 2.31 contracts, and the open intrest increased by 1.02 crore shares to 1.62 crore shares.
Meanwhile, the near-month Nifty August futures ended at 14 points premium at 4,352. The August futures saw trades of around 4.71 lakh contracts and the open interst declined by 16.56 lakh shares to 2.84 crore shares.
CALL ACTION
The Nifty August 4,300 call was the most active counter with trades of around 1.03 lakh contracts and the open interest was up by 1.35 lakh shares to 23.32 lakh shares.
It was followed by the 4,400 and 4,500 calls which saw trades of 77,731 and 18,370, contracts, respectively. The 4,400 call open interest dropped by 1.03 lakh shares to 29.04 lakh shares, and the open interest in 4,500 call declined by 3.50 lakh shares to 35.04 lakh shares.
The September 4,400 and 4,300 calls also saw brisk activity with trades of 12,729 and 12,864 contracts, respectively. The 4,400 call open interest rose by 3.85 lakh shares to 10.39 lakh shares, and the 4,300 call open interest was up by 3.95 lakh shares to 8.19 lakh shares.
PUT ACTION
The 4,300 put was the most active traded counter with trades of around 1.05 lakh contracts and the open interest declined by 29,800 shares to 30.17 lakh shares.
The Nifty 4,200 and 4,400 puts were the other most actively traded counters with trades of 44,021 and 37,670, contracts respectively. The 4,200 put open interest decreased by 1.53 lakh shares to 24.05 lakh shares, and the 4,400 put open interest declined by 13,750 shares to 26.07 lakh shares.
The September 4,300 and 4,200 puts clocked trades of 17,522 and 10,629 contracts, respectively. The 4,300 put open interest rose by 7.48 lakh shares to 17 lakh shares, and the 4,200 put open interest was up by 4.22 lakh shares to 11.69 lakh shares.
