The BSE Index shut up today at 16233 up by 440 points, the index touched a high and a low of 16,347.48 and 16,148.97 respectively. While NSE index closed at 4922 up by 137 points, the index touched high and low of 4,922.60 and 4,861.20 respectively.

Nifty October 2011 futures closed at 4,893.90 at a premium of 5.85 points over spot closing of 4,888.05, while Nifty November 2011 futures were at 4,908.00 at a premium of 19.95 points over spot closing. The near month October 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, October 25, 2011. Nifty October futures saw addition of 13.70% or 2.76 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 22.91 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5000 SP from the October month expiry was the most active call with an addition of 0.08 million or 1.92%. Among Nifty puts, 4800 SP from the October month expiry was the most active put with addition of 0.77 million or 12.04%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5000 SP (4.50 mn) and that for Puts was at 4800 SP (7.21 mn).