Market close with posstive trend Selling pressure primarily came from cement and auto stocks. Realty and oil & gas showed goods gains in today's trade. NSE nifty index close 5432 & BSE 30 Index close 18090.62. After a long time sensex close with posstive mark.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,432 after gaining 14.80 points or 0.27%. Nifty February 2011 futures closed at 5432.00, converging over spot closing of 5432.00, while Nifty March 2011 futures were at 5450.00, at a premium of 18.00 points over spot closing. The near month February 2011 derivatives contracts expire on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 13.00% or 2.89 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.19 mn units. For Nifty calls, 5500 strike price (SP) from the February series was the most active call with addition of 0.86 mn or 15.56%. Among Nifty puts, 5400SP from the February month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.54 mn or 6.70%. TWHKJ6CW7CD7