Today Stock Market, BSE Index closed at 19394 with down by 101 points, the index touched a high and a low of 18,505.10 and 18,365.94 respectively. While NSE, Nifty shut up at 5527, down with 29 points, the index touched high and low of 5,556.60 and 5,514.90, respectively.

A bout of volatility was witnessed as the key benchmark indices slipped into the red after reversing initial losses to hit fresh intraday highs in morning trade. The market alternately moved between the positive and negative terrain in mid-morning trade.

Nifty June 2011 futures closed at 5,533.00, at a premium of 6.15 points over spot closing of 5,526.85, while Nifty July 2011 futures were at 5,547.50 at a premium of 20.65 points over spot closing. The near month June 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Nifty June futures saw addition of 5.30% or 1.32 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.32 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5600 SP from the June month expiry was the most active call with an addition of 0.76 million or 14.07%. Among Nifty puts, 5500 SP from the June month expiry was the most active put with addition of 0.14 million or 2.05%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5600 SP (6.16 mn) and that for Puts was at 5500 SP (7.08 mn). The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 5550.66-- Pivot Point 5532.78-- Support 5508.96.