The Sensex closed at 18871, up 149 points from its previous close, and the Nifty shut shop at 5680, up 46 points. The BSE Index closed at 18871, up by 149, The index touched a high and a low of 18,932.27 and 18,670.84 respectively. While Nifty shut up at 5680, up by 46 points, The index touched high and low of 5,700.55 and 5,616.70 respectively.

Nifty July 2011 futures closed at 5,687.70, at a premium of 7.40 point over spot closing of 5,680.30, while Nifty August 2011 futures were at 5,703.80 at a premium of 23.50 points over spot closing. The near month July 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, 28 July, 2011. Nifty July futures saw an addition of 4.20% or 0.82 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 20.41 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5700 SP from the July month expiry was the most active call with a decline of 0.80 million or 9.12%. Among Nifty puts, 5600 SP from the July month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 1.99 million or 22.48%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5600 SP (9.56 mn) and that for Puts was at 5500 SP (10.88 mn).