The BSE Sensex was at 19,413, up 276 points from the last close. It earlier touched a day's low of 19,167 and a high of 19,437 after opening at 19,230.In the broader market, the BSE Small-Cap index and the BSE Mid-Cap index are up about 0.4% and 0.3% respectively.On the other hand, the NSE Nifty was up 84 points at 5,836 after touching a day's high of 5,835 and a days low of 5,754. It opened at 5,789.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty settled at 5,830.00, after garnering 78.05 points or 1.36%.Nifty December futures saw an addition of 4.48% or 1.11 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.04 mn units.

In Nifty calls, 6000 strike price (SP) from the December series was the most active call with an addition of 0.44 mn or 7.49%.Among Nifty puts, 5700 SP from the December month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.75 mn or 13.96%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 6000 SP (6.43 mn) and that for Puts at 5700 SP (6.12 mn).The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 5,863.87 Pivot Point 5,809.28 Support 5,775.42.

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