The BSE Index closed at 15946 down by 425 points, the index touched a high and a low of 16,297.03 and 15,900.30 respectively. While Nifty closed at 4778 down by 127 points, the index touched high and low of 4,873.70 and 4,764.80 respectively.

Nifty November 2011 futures closed at 4,787.00 at a premium of 8.65 points over spot closing of 4,778.35, while Nifty December 2011 futures were at 4,812.25 at a premium of 33.90 points over spot closing. The near month November 2011 derivatives contract expires on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Nifty November futures saw addition of 14.12% or 3.33 million (mn) units taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.98 mn units.

Among Nifty calls, 4900 SP from the November month expiry was the most active call with addition of 12.39 million or 30.92%. Among Nifty puts, 4800 SP from the November month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 3.84 million or 6.58%. The maximum Call OI outstanding for Calls was at 4900 SP (5.25 mn) and that for Puts was at 4800 SP (6.23 mn).