The 50-share NSE Nifty settled at a 5,654.75, up just 0.2 points, after trading in a range of 5625-5680. There was a pause today, after a drastic fall seen last week. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 18,882.25, with gain of just 21.81 points. However, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down 1.4% each.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,654.75 after gaining 0.20 points. Nifty January futures saw an addition of 6.36% or 1.44 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 24.12 mn units. For Nifty calls, 5700 strike price (SP) from the January series was the most active call with an contraction of 1.51 mn or 28.66%. Among Nifty puts, 5600 SP from the January month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 0.05 mn or 0.58%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 5700 SP (6.81 mn) and that for Puts at 5600 SP (8.90 mn). The respective Support and Resistance levels are: Resistance 5,692.55, Pivot Point 5,658.35, Support 5,620.55. The Nifty Put Call Ratio (PCR) OI wise stood at 0.73 for January-month contract.