The BSE Sensex 30 Index closed with red eye, down 261 point, while Nifty 50 index closed with down 83 points. The market breadth was negative, all time market was in negative trend. The top Nifty gainers were Bajaj Auto, Tata Power, BPCL and Cipla and prime losers included Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra, ONGC and JP.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,312.55 after losing 83.45 points. Nifty February 2011 futures closed at 5,320.00, at a premium of 7.45 over spot closing of 5,312.55, while Nifty March 2011 futures were at 5,339.00, at a premium of 26.45 points over spot closing. The near month February 2011 derivatives contracts expire on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 9.82% or 2.40 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.92 mn units. For Nifty calls, 5400 strike price (SP) from the February series was the most active call with addition of 2.41 mn or 44.64%. Among Nifty puts, 5300 SP from the February month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.27 mn or 4.62%.