The BSE’s Sensex ended the day at 19,982.88, down 32.92 points or 0.16% from the previous close. The NSE’s Nifty shut shop at 5980, down 4.40 points or 0.07%. Although the key indices fell into the red almost immediately, both the Sensex and Nifty bounced back to register their intraday highs within moments. Sensex rose to 20,076.08, while Nifty surged to 6,006.45. However, bourses failed to sustain the levels and reversed their gains.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,980.00, after losing 4.40 points or 0.07%. Nifty December futures saw an addition of 4.40% or 1.04 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.81 mn units. For Nifty calls, 6000 strike price (SP) from the December series was the most active call with an addition of 0.54 mn or 6.91%.Among Nifty puts, 6000 SP from the December month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.42 mn or 7.75%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 6000 SP (8.38 mn) and that for Puts was at 6000 SP (5.94 mn).The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 6,002.77 Pivot Point 5,983.68 Support 5,960.92. The Nifty Put Call Ratio (PCR) OI wise stood at 1.38 for December-month contracts.