Data from the market shows that for the trading session on September 2nd, the overnight futures for the Hang Seng Index, with a September delivery date, closed at 25,176 points.
This represented a marginal increase of 4 points, or 0.016%, from the previous settlement. The closing level was noted to be at a discount of 154 points compared to the corresponding cash market closing price for the underlying index.
In terms of market participation, the total number of open interest contracts stood at 112,353, reflecting a decrease of 1,974 contracts from the prior day. Meanwhile, the net open interest figure was recorded at 39,497 contracts, which marked an increase of 5,386 contracts.