Sensex flat; SBI, ICICI Bank, DLF, HDFC, RComm dip

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The US markets ended flat after trading in a narrow range. The S&P 500 index end in the red after six straight days of gains; it continued to face resistance at 1,100, which was 2009 high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 20 points at 10,247. The S&P 500 index ended flat at 1,093 and the Nasdaq was down 3 points at 2,151.

Commodities:

Reuters CRB Index was down 0.7%, which gained 1.7% on Monday.

Crude was down 0.5% to $78.9/bbl.

Gold ended flat at $1103/ounce.

Sugar prices declined for third day in India and abroad.

Baltic Dry Index was up 3.8%.

Market cues:

-FIIs net buy USD 139.4 million on November 9
-MFs net buy Rs 182 crore on November 9
-Total F&O Open Int up by Rs 483 crore at Rs 95,310 crore
-FIIs net buy Rs 259 crore in cash on November 10 (prov)
-DIIs net buy Rs 183 crore in cash on November 10 ( prov)
-FIIs net buy Rs 657 crore in F&O on November 10

F&O cues:

-Total Futures Open Int down by Rs 1281 crore, Total Options Open Int up by Rs1765 crore
-Nifty down 0.3%, Futures Open Int down 5%
-Nifty Nov futures trading at 7 pt discount against 5 pt premium
-Nifty Open Int PCR down from 1.42 to 1.34
-Nifty Calls add 28.4 lakh shares in Open Int, Nifty Puts shed 28 thousand shares in Open Int
-Nifty 4900 Call adds 12.1 lakh shares in Open Int
-Nifty 5000 Call adds 7.5 lakh shares in Open Int
-Nifty 5100 Call adds 3 lakh shares in Open Int
-Nifty 4800 Put adds 7 lakh shares in Open Int
-Stock Futures shed 1.48 cr shares in Open Int