Nifty August 2014 futures were at 7746, at a premium of 24.70 points over spot closing of 7721.30. Turnover on NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment jumped to Rs 420919.95 crore from Rs 342213.20 crore on Wednesday, 30 July 2014.
ICICI Bank August 2014 futures were at 1479.65, at a premium over spot closing of 1471.20.
Reliance Industries August 2014 futures were at 1011, at a premium over spot closing of 1005.
Larsen & Toubro August 2014 futures were at 1497.30, at a discount over spot closing of 1503.
In the spot market, the 50-unit CNX Nifty fell 70.10 points or 0.90% to settle at 7,721.30, its lowest closing level since 21 July 2014.
The August 2014 derivatives contracts expire on 28 August 2014.