The Stock Market BSE Index shut up at 17693, down by 247 point on continue second day, the index touched a high and a low of 18,032.55 and 17,664.73 respectively. While Nifty shut up at 5332, down by 73 points, the index touched high and low of 5,434.50 and 5,323.15 respectively.

Nifty August 2011 futures closed at 5,339.80, at a premium of 8.00 point over spot closing of 5,331.80, while Nifty September 2011 futures were at 5,355.00 at a premium of 23.20 points over spot closing. The near month August 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, August 25, 2011. Nifty August futures saw addition of 10.25% or 2.35 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 25.30 mn units.

Among Nifty puts, 5400 SP from the August month expiry was the most active put with decline of 1.18 million or 18.06%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5600 SP (7.66 mn) and that for Puts was at 5500 SP (5.37 mn).The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 5403.15 -- Pivot Point 5363.15 -- Support 5291.8.