The market closed with green eye at 18273 up 71 points, while nifty - 50 index closed at 5481 up 25 points form previous close. Market breadth was possitive. The CNX Midcap index was up 0.3% and the BSE Smallcap index was up 0.6%.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,481 after gaining 25 points. Nifty February 2011 futures closed at 5,476.00, at a discount of 5.00 over spot closing of 5,481.00, while Nifty March 2011 futures were at 5,497.20, at a premium of 16.20 points over spot closing. The near month February 2011 derivatives contracts expire on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 5.65% or 1.44 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 27.10 mn units.

For Nifty calls, 5500 strike price (SP) from the February series was the most active call with an addition of 2.14 mn or 35.25%. Among Nifty puts, 5400 SP from the February month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 1.69 mn or 18.03%.