The BSE Index closed at 18596, up by 184 ponits, the index touched a high and a low of 18,626.41 and 18,465.40 respectively. While Nifty Index shut up at 5585, up by 59 ponits, the index touched high and low of 5,596.15 and 5,541.40 respectively.

Nifty July 2011 futures closed at 5,608.25, at a premium of 22.80 point over spot closing of 5,585.45, while Nifty August 2011 futures were at 5,625.75 at a premium of 40.30 points over spot closing. The near month July 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, 28 July, 2011. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 1.08% or 0.24 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 22.95 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5600 SP from the July month expiry was the most active call with addition of 0.009 million or 0.15%. Among Nifty puts, 5500 SP from the July month expiry was the most active put with addition of 1.68 million or 19.92%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5600 SP (6.32 mn) and that for Puts was at 5500 SP (10.13 mn).