Print Print edition: 2011-11-21

Futures open interest down 8.8 percent

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Total open interest position at the futures counter declined by Rs 117 million, or 8.8 percent, to Rs 1.21 billion, during the week ended on-November 19, 2011. The futures spread also went down by 145bps on week-on-week basis to 6.8 percent. Trading at the futures counter remained low and the average daily volume declined by 58 percent to 3.1 million shares.
The top 5 scrips at the futures counter holding 66 percent of total open interest were Engro, POL, FFBL, NBP and PSO.