the BSE Sensex zoomed 230.61 points or 1.15% to settle at 20,256.03 while the S&P CNX Nifty jumped 64.35 points or 1.07% to end at 6060.35. The BSE Sensex touched a high and a low of 20,274.20 and 20,054.64 respectively. HUL up 3.48%, Bharti Airtel up 3.45%, Sterlite Inds up 3.38%, HDFC Bank up 3.23% and HDFC up 2.44% were the major gainers on the Sensex.The Nifty gained 1.07% ending at 6060.35 touching an intra day high of 6067.55 and a low of 6002.85. The Sensex gained 1.15% ending at 20256.03 touching an intra day high of 20274.20 and a low of 20054.64.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 6,060.35, after garnering 64.35 points or 1.07%. Nifty December futures saw an addition of 12.85% or 2.40 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.16 mn units. For Nifty calls, 6000 strike price (SP) from the December series was the most active call with a contraction of 1.50 mn or 20.81%. Among Nifty puts, 6000 SP from the December month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 1.94 mn or 26.39%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 6000 SP (5.71 mn) and that for Puts at 6000 SP (9.32 mn). The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 6,084.32 Pivot Point 6,043.58 Support 6,019.62. The Nifty Put Call Ratio (PCR) OI wise stood at 1.78 for December-month contracts.