The Stock Market closed at 19263, market shut down with negative trend, While Nifty settled at 5785, nifty also closed with negative eye. The index touched a high and a low of 19,426.30 and 19,242.59 respectively, The index touched high and low of 5830.30 and 5,777.90, respectively.

Nifty April 2011 futures closed at 5,798.00, at a premium of 12.30 over spot closing of 5,785.70, while Nifty May 2011 futures were at 5,816.00 at a premium of 30.30 points over spot closing. Among Nifty puts, 5800 SP from the April month expiry was the most active put with a contraction of 0.39 mn or 7.33%. The maximum Call OI outstanding was at 5900 SP (6.3) and that for Puts at 5800 SP (5.04).

Today BSE-30 index closed at 180.7 with positive trend but BSE smallcap index was closed down with 0.8%. While NSE- 50 index Nifty closed with no change.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,396.00 after gaining 0.25 points. Nifty February 2011 futures closed at 5,405.05, at a premium of 9.05 over spot closing of 5,396.00, while Nifty March 2011 futures were at 5,423.00, at a premium of 27.00 points over spot closing. The near month February 2011 derivatives contracts expire on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Nifty February futures saw an addition of 6.44% or 1.59 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.37 mn units. For Nifty calls, 5500 strike price (SP) from the February series was the most active call with addition of 0.08 mn or 1.19%. Among Nifty puts, 5400 SP from the February month expiry was the most active put with an addition of 1.16 mn or 13.42%.