The BSE Sensex closed at 20,301.10 down by 197.62 or 0.96% from its previous close.It touched a high and a low of 20,509.95 and 20,243.95 respectively. Nifty shut shop at 6079, down 66 points. The CNX Midcap index was down 1.2% and the BSE Smallcap index was down 1.1%. The market breadth was negative with advances at 295 against declines of 1015 on the NSE.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 6,079.80 after losing 66.55 points or 1.08%. Nifty January futures saw an addition of 9.17% or 1.84 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 21.86 mn units. For Nifty calls, 6200 strike price (SP) from the January series was the most active call with an addition of 1.61 mn or 32.61%. Among Nifty puts, 6100 SP from the January month expiry was the most active put with an contraction of 0.04 mn or 1.18%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 6200 SP (6.55 mn) and that for Puts at 6100 SP (3.81 mn). The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 6,126.65, Pivot Point 6,094.50 Support 6,047.65. The Nifty Put Call Ratio (PCR) OI wise stood at 1.37 for January-month contracts.

Our Stock Tips page we update on daily basis, so that you can get all stock tips, intraday tips, nifty tips, Stock F&O Tips, nifty future tips, stock future tips.