need help please

hi,

i have been position trading and also day trading sometimes in the cash market but never really dabbled in futures except for a few times.

but now i am interested in trading futures and need some help in reading futures data. i have this data for 05/03/10 but don't understand much of it. some of the contracts are for march and some for April/ may / june. what does this tell me? also how to i know if a stock is headed north or south just by open interest? volumes can be heavy on both sides right?

what i want to know is - what does this data tell me about future movement of prices?

any help will be genuinely appreciated.
thank you in advance...
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Contract Open High Low Close Vol O/I
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BANKNIFTY 25/03/2010 9043.00 9092.00 8966.00 9054.80 1398100 1045700
BANKNIFTY 29/04/2010 9051.00 9080.10 8962.00 9048.95 22500 19250
CNXIT 25/03/2010 5861.65 5864.00 5817.00 5841.05 12400 23200
CNXIT 29/04/2010 5860.00 5860.00 5860.00 5860.00 100 200
MINIFTY 25/03/2010 5099.00 5116.70 5066.00 5087.05 951260 1016760
MINIFTY 29/04/2010 5099.00 5117.00 5067.00 5089.35 95400 150740
MINIFTY 27/05/2010 5100.00 5116.00 5070.00 5090.95 17400 20720
NIFTY 25/03/2010 5100.00 5116.80 5065.35 5087.55 19062750 25337150
NIFTY 29/04/2010 5099.00 5116.50 5068.00 5089.65 751000 1564850
NIFTY 27/05/2010 5103.60 5117.00 5068.00 5089.45 413650 806350
ABAN 25/03/2010 1244.95 1255.75 1225.95 1232.15 2308400 2092000
ABAN 29/04/2010 1239.90 1246.00 1219.45 1222.95 59600 79200
ABB 25/03/2010 796.00 818.80 796.00 816.75 944000 1188000
ABB 29/04/2010 805.00 817.20 805.00 816.05 52000 61500
ABIRLANUVO 25/03/2010 863.65 878.00 863.65 867.45 140400 1030000
ACC 25/03/2010 940.10 974.00 940.10 955.30 1155824 1795024
ACC 29/04/2010 950.00 971.95 930.15 955.00 30080 68432
ADANIENT 25/03/2010 497.40 507.40 495.10 504.75 182800 487200
ALBK 25/03/2010 142.10 142.40 138.20 139.90 1168650 2200100
AMBUJACEM 25/03/2010 106.50 110.20 106.50 109.60 5237480 12495720
AMBUJACEM 29/04/2010 107.50 110.05 107.50 109.65 115472 115472
ANDHRABANK 25/03/2010 103.50 103.60 102.40 103.05 1092500 4029600
APIL 25/03/2010 562.00 573.40 559.40 563.40 150600 220800
APOLLOTYRE 25/03/2010 65.70 65.80 63.85 64.10 5695000 4508400
APOLLOTYRE 29/04/2010 64.85 64.85 64.00 64.00 34000 30600
AREVAT&D 25/03/2010 279.70 287.70 279.10 283.15 530250 415500
AREVAT&D 29/04/2010 282.75 286.25 279.80 282.00 3750 10500
ASHOKLEY 25/03/2010 55.10 55.70 54.40 54.75 9053400 9177550
ASHOKLEY 29/04/2010 55.15 55.75 54.55 54.85 229200 382000
ASIANPAINT 25/03/2010 1980.00 1990.00 1960.00 1969.45 16000 19800
AUROPHARMA 25/03/2010 963.00 980.90 957.65 972.00 744100 1547000
AUROPHARMA 29/04/2010 960.50 972.00 956.15 965.45 11900 73500
AXISBANK 25/03/2010 1134.90 1140.00 1104.50 1106.95 3565800 4922100
AXISBANK 29/04/2010 1134.00 1136.80 1101.20 1106.25 27450 54000
BAJAJ-AUTO 25/03/2010 1895.00 1914.00 1880.00 1907.40 144200 368000
BAJAJHIND 25/03/2010 161.65 166.45 159.25 165.20 9082950 12463050
BAJAJHIND 29/04/2010 161.50 166.55 160.00 165.60 89775 74100
BALRAMCHIN 25/03/2010 109.70 113.30 107.75 112.55 10701600 24103200
BALRAMCHIN 29/04/2010 108.80 113.40 108.80 113.10 64800 62400
BANKBARODA 25/03/2010 609.40 614.90 591.15 594.05 1079400 1640100
BANKBARODA 29/04/2010 600.95 603.35 590.00 590.00 3500 10500
BANKINDIA 25/03/2010 343.90 348.30 342.20 345.85 874950 2040600
BANKINDIA 29/04/2010 345.80 347.65 345.00 347.65 3800 25650
BEL 25/03/2010 2032.00 2151.80 2030.00 2070.85 315744 209760
BEL 29/04/2010 2127.40 2127.40 2127.40 2127.40 552 828
BEML 25/03/2010 1063.70 1079.95 1061.00 1067.80 142500 227250
BEML 29/04/2010 1068.00 1068.00 1068.00 1068.00 375 1500
BGRENERGY 25/03/2010 508.05 522.45 508.00 512.70 81600 54000
BHARATFORG 25/03/2010 267.00 267.90 263.00 265.90 682000 3040000
BHARTIARTL 25/03/2010 294.70 303.30 293.35 298.15 6761500 16005500
BHARTIARTL 29/04/2010 293.00 303.30 293.00 298.50 165500 352500
BHARTIARTL 27/05/2010 301.55 303.00 300.00 300.00 5000 9000
BHEL 25/03/2010 2461.20 2477.95 2427.00 2436.65 761100 2138700
BHEL 29/04/2010 2464.85 2464.85 2432.00 2438.00 1350 7800
BHUSANSTL 25/03/2010 1747.50 1767.00 1735.00 1745.90 1153000 462500
BHUSANSTL 29/04/2010 1767.70 1767.70 1749.05 1751.25 4500 4000
BIOCON 25/03/2010 279.00 283.20 277.05 279.40 1355400 2822400
BIOCON 29/04/2010 283.45 283.70 281.50 281.50 9000 43200
BOSCHLTD 25/03/2010 4899.00 4950.00 4785.00 4800.40 4700 6300
BPCL 25/03/2010 540.80 543.95 538.15 541.45 543950 2248400
BPCL 29/04/2010 544.00 544.45 542.50 542.50 1650 46200
BRFL 25/03/2010 212.10 214.00 208.80 210.65 304750 4164150
CAIRN 25/03/2010 270.00 273.00 267.00 269.40 2080000 12008750
CAIRN 29/04/2010 273.05 273.05 268.00 270.25 25000 126250
CANBK 25/03/2010 432.35 439.50 427.00 430.45 811200 855200
CANBK 29/04/2010 435.00 435.00 433.00 435.00 3200 5600
CENTURYTEX 25/03/2010 507.60 518.00 507.10 513.80 3287696 5456032
CENTURYTEX 29/04/2010 514.00 516.05 510.00 515.45 9328 27136
CESC 25/03/2010 394.25 395.45 390.50 391.45 80300 556600
CHAMBLFERT 25/03/2010 62.75 63.25 61.85 62.05 7079400 11512650
CHAMBLFERT 29/04/2010 63.00 63.00 62.50 62.50 34500 151800
CHENNPETRO 25/03/2010 241.95 245.65 241.55 244.55 174600 873000
CHENNPETRO 29/04/2010 244.65 246.00 244.15 246.00 10800 9000
CIPLA 25/03/2010 320.10 325.30 320.10 322.05 1897500 3268750
CIPLA 29/04/2010 324.00 324.55 321.50 322.05 18750 28750
COLPAL 25/03/2010 708.95 712.95 706.50 708.10 9900 144650
CONCOR 25/03/2010 1207.80 1240.80 1206.00 1210.75 47750 67250
CROMPGREAV 25/03/2010 450.00 450.00 433.65 436.00 1116000 1517000
CROMPGREAV 29/04/2010 442.00 442.00 432.00 434.40 34000 78000
CUMMINSIND 25/03/2010 478.00 481.10 468.15 473.80 42750 88350
CUMMINSIND 29/04/2010 472.45 472.45 472.45 472.45 950 2850
DABUR 25/03/2010 170.85 173.90 169.10 170.25 440100 380700
DCHL 25/03/2010 164.20 171.50 160.60 170.60 3413600 3893000
DCHL 29/04/2010 164.75 166.75 163.20 166.75 17000 27200
DENABANK 25/03/2010 87.00 87.70 85.50 85.95 4630500 6667500
DENABANK 29/04/2010 87.15 87.85 86.15 86.15 36750 68250
DISHTV 25/03/2010 39.80 41.50 39.55 40.50 6967950 19528800
DISHTV 29/04/2010 39.90 40.80 39.90 40.15 36050 41200
DIVISLAB 25/03/2010 654.80 666.00 645.00 659.35 300700 773760
DIVISLAB 29/04/2010 650.00 651.10 650.00 651.10 1240 2480
DLF 25/03/2010 308.00 319.40 307.30 316.90 19216000 14329600
DLF 29/04/2010 308.70 319.50 308.50 317.10 272000 283200
DLF 27/05/2010 314.30 316.00 314.30 316.00 4000 6400
DRREDDY 25/03/2010 1161.05 1169.00 1154.30 1156.25 102000 635600
DRREDDY 29/04/2010 1165.00 1165.00 1165.00 1165.00 400 2800
EDUCOMP 25/03/2010 705.00 721.90 699.30 715.75 3307875 2736000
EDUCOMP 29/04/2010 700.85 718.00 697.90 712.95 39000 94125
EKC 25/03/2010 125.40 126.85 124.30 125.55 1354000 2304000
EKC 29/04/2010 126.00 127.70 124.70 124.70 16000 18000
ESSAROIL 25/03/2010 136.60 141.60 136.25 140.70 11222576 18987164
ESSAROIL 29/04/2010 137.00 141.75 136.80 141.05 94604 139788
FEDERALBNK 25/03/2010 266.00 266.00 261.30 262.10 74037 493580
FEDERALBNK 29/04/2010 263.70 263.70 263.70 263.70 851 4255
FINANTECH 25/03/2010 1579.70 1581.00 1524.20 1533.05 203700 840750
FINANTECH 29/04/2010 1534.00 1534.00 1534.00 1534.00 150 150
FORTIS 25/03/2010 174.40 174.65 170.40 171.35 1188200 2759900
FORTIS 29/04/2010 173.80 176.80 171.30 172.25 15600 20800
FSL 25/03/2010 28.35 30.80 28.35 30.50 29839500 33022000
FSL 29/04/2010 28.60 30.80 28.60 30.60 361000 389500
GAIL 25/03/2010 403.30 410.90 403.20 408.95 2173500 3398625
GAIL 29/04/2010 407.35 410.50 405.00 409.75 9000 42750
GESHIP 25/03/2010 291.35 294.45 290.50 293.65 638400 762000
GESHIP 29/04/2010 293.00 293.00 293.00 293.00 1200 1200
GLAXO 25/03/2010 1725.00 1746.70 1711.50 1714.65 19500 35100
GMRINFRA 25/03/2010 58.40 59.60 58.25 58.90 7627500 31867500
GMRINFRA 29/04/2010 58.40 59.45 58.30 58.85 422500 942500
GMRINFRA 27/05/2010 59.40 59.40 58.50 58.50 7500 25000
GODREJIND 25/03/2010 161.30 163.00 159.90 160.50 200200 304200
GODREJIND 29/04/2010 161.90 161.90 161.90 161.90 1300 1300
GRASIM 25/03/2010 2799.00 2833.00 2795.00 2809.30 177056 697312
GRASIM 29/04/2010 2805.40 2820.80 2794.00 2802.80 10208 32560
GSPL 25/03/2010 90.30 94.40 90.00 93.90 10144300 11114200
GSPL 29/04/2010 102.55 102.55 91.50 94.00 54900 73200
GTL 25/03/2010 409.50 410.50 409.10 409.60 7500 6074250
GTLINFRA 25/03/2010 42.60 42.75 42.00 42.20 3516250 69097950
GTLINFRA 29/04/2010 42.80 42.80 42.25 42.30 38800 455900
GTOFFSHORE 25/03/2010 430.05 434.00 425.10 426.50 204000 973000
GVKPIL 25/03/2010 45.50 45.90 44.90 45.30 3486500 16606000
GVKPIL 29/04/2010 45.50 45.95 45.10 45.45 80750 128250
HCC 25/03/2010 144.15 148.55 144.15 147.45 3395700 4899300
HCC 29/04/2010 146.05 148.10 145.85 147.95 25200 14700
HCLTECH 25/03/2010 364.70 366.40 356.90 358.90 819000 1874600
HCLTECH 29/04/2010 362.00 362.00 357.70 358.70 6500 44200
HDFC 25/03/2010 2607.00 2624.00 2575.25 2584.30 339600 1671900
HDFC 29/04/2010 2605.00 2612.55 2576.40 2588.50 3750 7350
HDFCBANK 25/03/2010 1778.00 1793.00 1768.00 1786.25 778600 1839200
HDFCBANK 29/04/2010 1787.80 1791.00 1770.35 1786.50 4200 9600
HDIL 25/03/2010 319.25 326.95 316.55 322.45 9238464 7385508
HDIL 29/04/2010 320.00 327.15 317.00 322.80 86688 54180
HEROHONDA 25/03/2010 1792.00 1860.00 1785.00 1848.25 742200 2899600
HEROHONDA 29/04/2010 1775.00 1846.95 1773.00 1833.10 49600 113800
HINDALCO 25/03/2010 170.00 172.10 167.75 168.20 14986680 27711286
HINDALCO 29/04/2010 170.10 171.60 167.65 168.05 327174 524182
HINDPETRO 25/03/2010 343.00 345.00 339.70 342.15 699400 4269850
HINDPETRO 29/04/2010 343.80 344.00 340.20 343.00 44850 201500
HINDUNILVR 25/03/2010 241.10 242.50 240.00 241.00 1222000 15766000
HINDUNILVR 29/04/2010 240.45 241.50 239.90 240.55 90000 312000
HINDUNILVR 27/05/2010 243.40 243.40 243.40 243.40 1000 14000
HINDZINC 25/03/2010 1222.00 1241.70 1206.00 1227.80 355500 344000
HINDZINC 29/04/2010 1219.00 1219.00 1219.00 1219.00 500 4000
HOTELEELA 25/03/2010 49.00 49.00 47.65 48.10 1837500 5835000
HOTELEELA 29/04/2010 48.10 48.10 48.10 48.10 7500 52500
IBREALEST 25/03/2010 174.15 176.35 171.05 175.10 6262100 12114700
IBREALEST 29/04/2010 174.90 176.50 171.70 175.30 123500 124800
ICICIBANK 25/03/2010 905.00 907.95 890.50 903.50 4581850 10200050
ICICIBANK 29/04/2010 902.75 906.20 891.90 903.45 29050 57400
ICICIBANK 27/05/2010 895.00 904.55 895.00 904.55 1050 1050
ICSA 25/03/2010 142.00 143.70 140.30 140.75 613200 2400000
IDBI 25/03/2010 125.75 126.40 124.20 125.30 6616800 13706400
IDBI 29/04/2010 126.10 126.55 125.00 125.70 52800 115200
IDEA 25/03/2010 61.45 62.85 61.25 61.85 4322700 30742200
IDEA 29/04/2010 61.40 62.45 61.40 61.80 137700 259200
IDFC 25/03/2010 163.30 166.00 161.50 162.45 10410550 14655600
IDFC 29/04/2010 163.35 165.00 162.20 162.90 109150 209450
IFCI 25/03/2010 55.15 55.55 54.20 54.50 54766000 86758800
IFCI 29/04/2010 55.30 55.60 54.45 54.65 1000760 1268680
INDHOTEL 25/03/2010 94.40 94.90 92.70 94.15 2062314 5226048
INDHOTEL 29/04/2010 94.50 94.50 94.50 94.50 3798 64566
INDIACEM 25/03/2010 127.40 129.90 125.70 127.45 3868600 15332300
INDIACEM 29/04/2010 126.15 130.10 126.15 127.80 65250 50750
INDIAINFO 25/03/2010 121.40 124.65 121.10 123.30 4202500 8775000
INDIAINFO 29/04/2010 121.05 123.80 121.05 123.80 17500 42500
INDIANB 25/03/2010 169.00 172.70 168.60 169.40 662200 1174800
INFOSYSTCH 25/03/2010 2622.80 2639.80 2614.10 2631.70 599400 2403200
INFOSYSTCH 29/04/2010 2635.00 2637.65 2620.00 2632.75 6600 16600
IOB 25/03/2010 95.65 95.65 94.40 94.80 837800 3044400
IOB 29/04/2010 94.85 95.30 93.10 94.85 26550 47200
IOB 27/05/2010 92.80 93.25 92.60 92.80 47200 64900
IOC 25/03/2010 305.00 308.90 305.00 308.15 573600 3044400
IOC 29/04/2010 308.85 308.90 307.00 309.00 6000 79200
ISPATIND 25/03/2010 20.40 20.40 19.90 20.15 27576750 74226900
ISPATIND 29/04/2010 20.35 20.40 20.00 20.25 485550 1494000
ITC 25/03/2010 246.20 246.20 243.50 244.35 2291625 9101250
ITC 29/04/2010 245.75 245.75 243.80 244.65 29250 142875
IVRCLINFRA 25/03/2010 342.80 343.90 337.20 340.00 1774000 2701000
IVRCLINFRA 29/04/2010 343.55 343.65 337.95 339.55 174000 161000
JINDALSAW 25/03/2010 209.50 214.65 208.10 213.00 27600000 13420000
JINDALSAW 29/04/2010 211.00 214.40 210.70 213.30 80000 80000
JINDALSTEL 25/03/2010 684.90 701.85 684.90 697.25 7430400 4946880
JINDALSTEL 29/04/2010 689.85 702.00 688.50 697.80 105600 95040
JISLJALEQS 25/03/2010 928.85 928.85 917.00 921.35 23250 41000
JPASSOCIAT 25/03/2010 145.50 147.50 144.20 146.45 10165136 21822464
JPASSOCIAT 29/04/2010 146.00 147.45 144.85 146.85 136728 357856
JPASSOCIAT 27/05/2010 146.05 146.05 146.05 146.05 3376 5064
JPPOWER 25/03/2010 71.90 73.25 71.60 72.45 1690625 8609375
JPPOWER 29/04/2010 72.10 73.30 72.00 72.55 93750 128125
JSWSTEEL 25/03/2010 1168.40 1207.90 1168.40 1200.40 5289668 4626348
JSWSTEEL 29/04/2010 1174.65 1206.00 1173.00 1199.70 37492 26780
KFA 25/03/2010 54.25 54.95 53.40 54.10 3213000 12482250
KFA 29/04/2010 54.20 54.70 54.00 54.25 34000 76500
KOTAKBANK 25/03/2010 775.80 801.95 775.80 798.20 1638450 2701050
KOTAKBANK 29/04/2010 786.25 800.00 786.25 796.50 7150 7150
KSOILS 25/03/2010 73.95 74.50 72.95 73.95 2908700 7351400
LICHSGFIN 25/03/2010 825.00 828.00 805.15 808.70 781575 995350
LICHSGFIN 29/04/2010 823.00 825.00 809.00 809.00 2975 12750
LITL 25/03/2010 49.60 49.80 48.40 48.90 5595260 20754140
LITL 29/04/2010 49.65 49.65 48.55 49.00 133980 178640
LT 25/03/2010 1593.55 1612.00 1581.05 1587.20 1138400 2635800
LT 29/04/2010 1597.15 1614.00 1585.60 1587.90 20000 46600
LUPIN 25/03/2010 1546.00 1553.50 1530.10 1535.25 112000 410900
LUPIN 29/04/2010 1540.00 1540.00 1540.00 1540.00 1050 2100
M&M 25/03/2010 1081.35 1088.45 1067.00 1073.85 582816 2008656
M&M 29/04/2010 1075.90 1087.50 1070.00 1077.70 12168 18720
MARUTI 25/03/2010 1463.00 1474.70 1451.35 1461.30 707000 2233600
MARUTI 29/04/2010 1454.95 1470.00 1450.00 1459.05 19600 88200
MCDOWELL-N 25/03/2010 1455.00 1504.80 1455.00 1486.60 727750 774750
MCDOWELL-N 29/04/2010 1464.55 1505.00 1464.55 1487.15 3500 9250
MCLEODRUSS 25/03/2010 233.10 237.75 232.80 236.00 1219500 1328400
MCLEODRUSS 29/04/2010 235.00 236.50 235.00 236.50 5400 11700
MCLEODRUSS 27/05/2010 238.85 238.85 238.85 238.85 900 9000
MLL 25/03/2010 58.50 59.90 58.35 58.90 5924100 11720800
MLL 29/04/2010 59.50 59.50 59.10 59.10 39200 78400
MOSERBAER 25/03/2010 83.65 83.65 81.80 82.35 2390850 5061375
MOSERBAER 29/04/2010 83.25 83.70 82.55 82.60 39600 51975
MPHASIS 25/03/2010 674.25 679.90 667.10 672.90 1101600 3035200
MPHASIS 29/04/2010 676.50 677.15 670.20 675.30 9600 9600
MRPL 25/03/2010 77.20 79.60 77.00 78.85 3769150 4663600
MRPL 29/04/2010 78.75 78.75 78.75 78.75 4450 22250
MTNL 25/03/2010 75.00 76.70 74.70 75.80 2953600 14240000
MTNL 29/04/2010 75.30 76.70 75.30 76.10 112000 249600
MTNL 27/05/2010 76.10 76.10 76.10 76.10 3200 0
MUNDRAPORT 25/03/2010 721.00 738.70 714.00 720.20 315300 421200
MUNDRAPORT 29/04/2010 721.00 721.00 721.00 721.00 300 2100
NAGARCONST 25/03/2010 161.60 162.25 158.75 159.80 1154000 1834000
NAGARCONST 29/04/2010 160.70 160.70 160.70 160.70 2000 10000
NAGARFERT 25/03/2010 33.70 33.95 33.25 33.45 5832750 18443250
NAGARFERT 29/04/2010 34.45 34.45 33.95 33.95 10500 78750
NATIONALUM 25/03/2010 401.80 404.15 395.00 397.60 221375 1650250
NATIONALUM 29/04/2010 396.00 396.00 392.00 394.50 2875 9200
NEYVELILIG 25/03/2010 162.00 164.00 160.30 163.25 840750 2057625
NEYVELILIG 29/04/2010 160.65 160.65 160.65 160.65 8850 26550
NOIDATOLL 25/03/2010 36.40 36.80 35.95 36.55 2148400 10471400
NOIDATOLL 29/04/2010 36.75 36.75 36.10 36.75 24600 16400
NTPC 25/03/2010 207.10 207.15 204.25 204.55 3666000 26021125
NTPC 29/04/2010 206.75 206.85 204.75 204.85 186875 1482000
NTPC 27/05/2010 205.00 205.00 205.00 205.00 1625 4875
OFSS 25/03/2010 2313.00 2349.70 2301.00 2314.70 178500 581700
ONGC 25/03/2010 1104.80 1109.95 1091.35 1094.50 867600 1808550
ONGC 29/04/2010 1110.40 1137.25 1094.00 1094.00 8775 15975
ONMOBILE 25/03/2010 401.00 412.50 393.50 395.40 272250 193050
ONMOBILE 27/05/2010 417.30 417.30 391.60 391.60 1100 0
OPTOCIRCUI 25/03/2010 228.90 229.30 222.50 224.20 369240 1154640
OPTOCIRCUI 29/04/2010 227.00 227.00 224.50 224.95 28560 30600
ORCHIDCHEM 25/03/2010 171.70 171.80 168.15 169.35 970200 5006400
ORCHIDCHEM 29/04/2010 170.30 170.80 170.30 170.80 4200 6300
ORIENTBANK 25/03/2010 298.05 312.50 298.00 308.85 1549200 1213200
ORIENTBANK 29/04/2010 305.00 305.00 305.00 305.00 1200 12000
PANTALOONR 25/03/2010 399.70 404.75 394.60 396.95 296650 2905300
PANTALOONR 29/04/2010 398.95 403.00 398.20 398.20 5950 28050
PATELENG 25/03/2010 450.90 455.00 441.00 442.25 126000 573000
PATNI 25/03/2010 490.20 498.00 487.00 492.50 366600 717600
PETRONET 25/03/2010 75.70 80.95 75.65 80.30 6727600 4338400
PETRONET 29/04/2010 78.20 81.00 78.20 80.20 39600 22000
PFC 25/03/2010 260.00 262.00 256.50 260.75 222000 591600
PIRHEALTH 25/03/2010 416.80 423.00 411.10 412.30 676500 1815000
PNB 25/03/2010 937.00 943.25 925.00 931.95 387600 1991700
PNB 29/04/2010 942.00 942.00 926.05 926.05 3900 4500
POLARIS 25/03/2010 161.45 162.00 159.10 159.95 1274000 2494800
POLARIS 29/04/2010 161.80 161.80 161.00 159.85 8400 22400
POWERGRID 25/03/2010 108.80 109.25 107.90 108.15 987525 8162000
POWERGRID 29/04/2010 108.85 109.05 108.10 108.15 65450 546700
POWERGRID 27/05/2010 108.60 108.80 108.40 108.05 7700 13475
PRAJIND 25/03/2010 85.50 87.90 84.90 87.30 2142800 7788000
PRAJIND 29/04/2010 86.60 88.15 86.60 87.50 55000 189200
PRAJIND 27/05/2010 87.50 87.50 87.25 87.25 17600 44000
PTC 25/03/2010 115.00 115.45 113.20 114.45 383050 2563850
PUNJLLOYD 25/03/2010 179.50 187.25 179.50 186.25 11400000 12897000
PUNJLLOYD 29/04/2010 181.25 187.45 181.20 186.90 114000 157500
PUNJLLOYD 27/05/2010 183.25 185.05 183.25 185.05 3000 3000
RANBAXY 25/03/2010 477.00 482.50 469.20 470.85 2686400 2934400
RANBAXY 29/04/2010 475.00 479.90 469.90 470.95 60800 232000
RANBAXY 27/05/2010 477.00 477.00 477.00 477.00 800 2400
RCOM 25/03/2010 165.20 167.65 165.00 165.40 3767400 19620300
RCOM 29/04/2010 166.40 167.80 165.30 165.75 116900 470400
RCOM 27/05/2010 166.00 166.00 166.00 166.00 700 3500
RECLTD 25/03/2010 235.00 237.30 230.25 234.60 5658900 22992450
RECLTD 29/04/2010 235.35 237.20 232.15 233.60 83850 458250
RELCAPITAL 25/03/2010 801.10 814.70 797.15 807.45 4344240 5077296
RELCAPITAL 29/04/2010 805.00 813.30 799.20 808.30 27600 50232
RELIANCE 25/03/2010 1023.00 1026.70 1007.55 1013.25 3752700 13009200
RELIANCE 29/04/2010 1025.60 1027.15 1010.00 1014.45 97800 349800
RELIANCE 27/05/2010 1024.00 1024.00 1012.45 1014.30 9300 54900
RELINFRA 25/03/2010 1033.40 1042.85 1027.20 1038.80 1784616 4501836
RELINFRA 29/04/2010 1032.25 1043.00 1030.80 1041.60 9108 36432
RELMEDIA 25/03/2010 230.70 231.80 227.10 229.25 171600 1635000
RELMEDIA 29/04/2010 232.25 232.25 229.50 229.55 2400 3000
RENUKA 25/03/2010 173.80 182.30 170.75 181.10 34412500 18267500
RENUKA 29/04/2010 173.00 181.05 170.45 179.90 772500 1007500
RNRL 25/03/2010 65.25 66.70 65.00 65.90 18130320 34951824
RNRL 29/04/2010 65.55 66.80 65.30 66.15 228864 665136
RNRL 27/05/2010 65.65 65.65 65.65 65.65 3576 10728
ROLTA 25/03/2010 182.70 183.00 179.25 181.00 2262600 3618000
ROLTA 29/04/2010 182.00 182.00 180.10 181.85 14400 46800
RPOWER 25/03/2010 143.30 144.65 143.00 144.15 3340000 20356000
RPOWER 29/04/2010 143.30 145.00 143.30 144.45 94000 266000
RPOWER 27/05/2010 144.65 145.60 144.65 145.35 6000 6000
SAIL 25/03/2010 239.00 239.00 232.60 234.35 8345700 5587650
SAIL 29/04/2010 238.20 238.20 232.85 234.55 118800 133650
SBIN 25/03/2010 2044.00 2064.85 2021.00 2053.25 1933668 3333264
SBIN 29/04/2010 2044.30 2063.85 2025.00 2053.90 30492 64812
SBIN 27/05/2010 2053.10 2053.10 2053.10 2053.10 132 264
SCI 25/03/2010 153.35 155.45 152.50 153.00 840000 1356000
SCI 29/04/2010 155.55 155.55 154.10 154.10 4800 7200
SESAGOA 25/03/2010 438.50 441.60 428.15 431.50 18313500 17670000
SESAGOA 29/04/2010 431.80 433.00 420.00 423.05 496500 478500
SESAGOA 27/05/2010 423.00 423.00 415.00 417.70 16500 58500
SIEMENS 25/03/2010 707.40 719.90 706.00 711.70 1189664 1296448
SIEMENS 29/04/2010 718.00 718.00 718.00 718.00 752 2256
SINTEX 25/03/2010 261.10 261.15 255.80 259.35 327600 1086400
STER 25/03/2010 817.80 824.40 807.40 812.00 1442334 4433436
STER 29/04/2010 819.00 824.00 813.70 817.55 6570 21024
STERLINBIO 25/03/2010 107.50 110.25 107.00 108.80 705000 2905000
STERLINBIO 29/04/2010 107.00 110.00 107.00 110.00 7500 37500
SUNPHARMA 25/03/2010 1593.00 1616.00 1573.20 1609.90 166275 256500
SUNPHARMA 29/04/2010 1589.00 1612.00 1589.00 1612.00 1350 2250
SUNTV 25/03/2010 385.65 419.40 385.65 411.05 1126000 208000
SUNTV 29/04/2010 405.00 413.00 405.00 413.00 5000 1000
SUZLON 25/03/2010 78.30 81.65 77.80 80.85 83715000 65646000
SUZLON 29/04/2010 78.40 81.65 78.00 81.05 1500000 1635000
SUZLON 27/05/2010 78.70 81.35 78.70 81.30 21000 75000
SYNDIBANK 25/03/2010 89.45 90.10 88.50 89.00 516800 2470000
SYNDIBANK 29/04/2010 89.20 89.20 88.70 88.70 19000 167200
TATACHEM 25/03/2010 310.20 310.45 306.20 308.45 552150 1849500
TATACHEM 29/04/2010 307.60 307.80 307.60 307.80 4050 9450
TATACOMM 25/03/2010 294.40 299.70 293.00 295.70 782775 1971900
TATACOMM 29/04/2010 296.00 296.00 295.00 295.00 1050 11550
TATAMOTORS 25/03/2010 809.80 811.80 790.00 792.45 13331400 11745300
TATAMOTORS 29/04/2010 802.35 807.80 786.60 788.10 284750 575450
TATAMOTORS 27/05/2010 792.10 792.10 789.20 789.20 3400 5950
TATAPOWER 25/03/2010 1333.00 1339.85 1320.05 1326.20 324000 1793800
TATAPOWER 29/04/2010 1329.00 1330.20 1323.30 1325.80 5600 29600
TATAPOWER 27/05/2010 1345.05 1345.05 1314.25 1316.10 800 0
TATASTEEL 25/03/2010 619.30 625.40 613.00 615.25 11425620 17526160
TATASTEEL 29/04/2010 619.25 621.80 610.65 612.70 167316 513408
TATASTEEL 27/05/2010 612.00 613.00 612.00 613.00 1528 6112
TATATEA 25/03/2010 982.50 1001.80 969.30 972.10 125400 365750
TCS 25/03/2010 766.00 767.80 761.05 762.85 1380000 3342000
TCS 29/04/2010 765.15 767.30 762.95 763.50 24000 65000
TECHM 25/03/2010 927.45 946.50 920.10 934.85 1021800 811800
TECHM 29/04/2010 928.00 941.00 928.00 931.05 8400 9000
TITAN 25/03/2010 1874.00 1903.00 1830.20 1838.45 122158 158826
TITAN 29/04/2010 1880.00 1880.00 1850.30 1850.30 618 1648
TRIVENI 25/03/2010 126.55 129.50 124.00 127.85 4446750 4997300
TRIVENI 29/04/2010 128.50 128.50 127.50 128.25 19250 19250
TTML 25/03/2010 24.30 24.95 24.30 24.55 5956500 26386250
TTML 29/04/2010 24.50 25.00 24.50 24.65 114950 449350
TTML 27/05/2010 24.95 24.95 24.95 24.95 10450 20900
TULIP 25/03/2010 963.00 967.50 938.35 940.75 157000 171500
TV-18 25/03/2010 77.75 78.90 77.25 78.45 1054850 5250525
TV-18 29/04/2010 79.10 79.10 78.45 78.45 7300 29200
UCOBANK 25/03/2010 60.40 60.75 59.50 60.00 2790000 10530000
UCOBANK 29/04/2010 60.35 60.45 59.50 59.75 115000 310000
UCOBANK 27/05/2010 60.00 60.00 58.75 58.75 10000 15000
ULTRACEMCO 25/03/2010 1095.05 1116.00 1092.00 1098.80 192800 642000
ULTRACEMCO 29/04/2010 1089.60 1108.00 1089.60 1108.00 800 1200
UNIONBANK 25/03/2010 275.00 279.80 274.30 277.30 783300 1808100
UNIPHOS 25/03/2010 157.35 165.50 157.30 164.60 1500800 897400
UNITECH 25/03/2010 79.00 79.55 77.00 77.95 65322000 53757000
UNITECH 29/04/2010 79.25 79.60 77.15 78.05 1300500 1602000
UNITECH 27/05/2010 79.50 79.50 77.80 78.30 85500 63000
VIDEOIND 25/03/2010 235.90 239.45 232.00 234.60 850850 1259700
VIDEOIND 29/04/2010 237.70 237.70 237.70 237.70 850 3400
VIDEOIND 27/05/2010 239.60 239.60 239.60 239.60 850 850
VIJAYABANK 25/03/2010 50.55 51.25 50.00 50.75 6768900 14503800
VIJAYABANK 29/04/2010 50.75 51.30 50.25 50.90 75900 131100
VIJAYABANK 27/05/2010 49.00 51.35 49.00 51.00 20700 6900
VOLTAS 25/03/2010 169.60 172.80 167.35 170.20 1471500 1217700
WELGUJ 25/03/2010 264.35 268.70 262.10 267.35 2859200 12787200
WELGUJ 29/04/2010 265.10 268.00 263.25 268.00 14400 19200
WIPRO 25/03/2010 698.00 699.00 684.10 686.35 695400 1665600
WIPRO 29/04/2010 694.30 694.70 685.80 685.80 15600 21600
YESBANK 25/03/2010 255.50 256.75 251.05 252.30 2296800 3737800
YESBANK 29/04/2010 255.10 255.50 252.15 252.15 33000 63800
ZEEL 25/03/2010 270.25 273.85 268.10 270.60 345800 2917600
ZEEL 29/04/2010 271.00 271.00 268.45 269.75 9800 57400

I either got much trading experience in futures but few trades.

As far as month is concern, its tells you that when the contract expires.

You can't find the contract whether it headed up or down just by looking at OI, you should see price movements for that. With OI you can speculate the contract is going up or down in future.

rising price and rising OI indicates market is strong
falling price and falling OI indicates market is getting strong
rising price and falling OI indicates market is getting weak
falling price and rising OI indicates market is weak

Since I wasn't much into FnO, I ain't know much about OI.

Note: You could have attached it rather than pasting it like this...

Hi,

Future(and options) contracts have expiry dates. So if you have an open position in any contract, you can close or settle it only upto that expiry date. After that, whatever profit or loss will be credited or debited from your trading account.

Expiry day is the last Thursday of the month. In March 2010(this month), 25th is the last Thursday, so all contracts meant to expiry in Mar 2010 will expire on 25 Mar 2010.

At present, SEBI allows exchanges to make available future contracts of 3 months. Thus, in this month(MARCH 2010), we have contracts expiring in Mar, Apr, and May 2010. On 25 March 2010 when all the March contracts expire, contracts for Jun will be made available.

Of the 3 contracts, the earliest to expire to is called 'Near expiry'. The middle one is called 'Next expiry' and last is called 'Far expiry'.

Example:
is
Contract underlying, Expiry date, Open, High, Low, Close, Volume, Turnover(in lks or crores)

Future and option contracts are not available on all indexes and shares. Only selected shares(cash market underlying) and indexes are traded in the F&O segment. Full list is available here: http://www.nseindia.com/content/fo/fo_mktlots.csv

hi,

thank you very much for your help.
can you also tell me if my buy/ sell price would be the same as the F&O quote or would i have to pay a premium over that and if yes, how is that premium calculated?

thanx in advance

Hi,

You do not have to pay any premium over the quoted price.