Decrease in open interest along with an increase in price mostly indicates short covering, except for weak commodities where traders may decide to book profits/cut losses at higher levels. It may also indicate delivery based buying by institutions which pushes up the price and speculators use it to unwind.
| Symbol | Expiry Date | Last Price | Chg (Rs)  | 
 					Chg  (%)  | 
 					High Low  | 
 					Average Price  | 
 					Open Interest  | 
 					Decrease in OI  | 
 					Decrease  (%)  | 
 					Vol. Shares Prev. Volume  | 
 					%  Change  | 
 				
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURALGAS | 25-Mar-24 | 144.70 | 0.10 | 0.07% | 146.20 144.00  | 
 					145.19 | 45,259 | -3,632 | -7.43% | 17,517 0  | 
 					- | 
| GOLDPETAL | 28-Mar-24 | 6,410.00 | 2.00 | 0.03% | 6,419.00 6,405.00  | 
 					6,412.18 | 16,691 | -294 | -1.73% | 1,134 0  | 
 					- | 
| ALUMINIUM | 28-Mar-24 | 204.10 | 0.25 | 0.12% | 204.40 203.50  | 
 					203.95 | 2,548 | -169 | -6.22% | 389 0  | 
 					- | 
| NATURALGAS | 28-May-24 | 176.50 | 0.80 | 0.46% | 177.80 176.20  | 
 					177.13 | 1,043 | -56 | -5.10% | 233 0  | 
 					- | 
| ALUMINI | 28-Mar-24 | 204.15 | 0.15 | 0.07% | 204.40 203.60  | 
 					204.04 | 1,156 | -55 | -4.54% | 262 0  | 
 					- | 
| NATGASMINI | 28-May-24 | 176.90 | 1.10 | 0.63% | 178.20 176.10  | 
 					177.25 | 742 | -16 | -2.11% | 258 0  | 
 					- |