The Nifty April 2017 futures trade at premium
The April 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 9,183.35, at a premium of 39.55 points compared with the Nifty's spot closing of 9,143.80 in the cash market. The March 2017 futures on the Nifty 50 index traded at 9,151, at a premium of 7.20 points compared with the Nifty's spot closing.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment rose to Rs 5.94 lakh crore from Rs 4.61 lakh crore registered during previous trading session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rose 43 points or 0.47% to settle at 9,143.80, its highest closing level since 17 March 2017.
State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries (RIL) were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in F&O segment of NSE.
SBI March 2017 futures traded at 288.65, at a discount over spot closing of 288.70. Axis Bank March 2017 futures traded at 502.40, at a discount over closing of 502.55. Punjab National Bank March 2017 futures traded at 149.25, at a premium over closing of 149.
HDFC Bank March 2017 futures traded at 1,431.65, at a premium compared with spot closing of 1,429.55. RIL March 2017 futures traded at 1,259.50, at a premium over spot closing of 1,259.20.
The near-month March 2017 F&O contracts are set to expire tomorrow, 30 March 2017. The April 2017 F&O contracts will expire on 27 April 2017.
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