The Stock Market closed at 19263, market shut down with negative trend, While Nifty settled at 5785, nifty also closed with negative eye. The index touched a high and a low of 19,426.30 and 19,242.59 respectively, The index touched high and low of 5830.30 and 5,777.90, respectively.

Nifty April 2011 futures closed at 5,798.00, at a premium of 12.30 over spot closing of 5,785.70, while Nifty May 2011 futures were at 5,816.00 at a premium of 30.30 points over spot closing. Among Nifty puts, 5800 SP from the April month expiry was the most active put with a contraction of 0.39 mn or 7.33%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 5900 SP (6.3) and that for Puts at 5800 SP (5.04).