The BSE index closed at 17465 a little down by 16 points, the index touched a high and a low of 17,615.92 and 17,337.65 respectively. While Nifty stopped at 5258 remain unchanged, the index touched high and low of 5,300.10 and 5,204.95 respectively.

Nifty November 2011 futures closed at 5,273.60 at a premium of 15.15 points over spot closing of 5,258.45, while Nifty December 2011 futures were at 5,296.30 at a premium of 37.85 points over spot closing. The near month November 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Nifty November futures saw addition of 1.81 million (mn) units or 6.62%, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 29.28 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5400 SP from the November month expiry was the most active call with an addition of 0.49 million or 9.56%. Among Nifty puts, 5200 SP from the November month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.31 million or 7.44%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5400 SP (5.62 mn) and that for Puts was at 5200 SP (4.60 mn).