The BSE index closed at 16442 down by 314 points, the index touched a high and a low of 16,807.15 and 16,408.50 respectively. While NSE Nifty stopped at 4935 also down by 96 points, the index touched high and low of 5,036.80 and 4,919.45 respectively.

Nifty November 2011 futures closed at 4,925.30 at a discount of 9.45 points over spot closing of 4,934.75, while Nifty December 2011 futures were at 4,952.75 at a premium of 18.00 points over spot closing. The near month November 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Nifty November futures saw addition of 2.65 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 27.71 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 5100 SP from the November month expiry was the most active call with addition of 1.21 million or 26.31%. Among Nifty puts, 5000 SP from the November month expiry was the most active put with contraction of 1.31 million or 18.35%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 5100 SP (5.83 mn) and that for Puts was at 5000 SP (5.83 mn).