Total Puts sheds 5.5 lakh shares in OI

F&O cues:

-Total Futures' open interest (OI) was down by Rs 77 crore while total Options' OI up by Rs 28 crore.

-Total Stock Futures added 71.5 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty Futures shed 12 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty Futures' premium went up at 15 points from 13 points

-Nifty Open Interest PCR was up at 1.13 versus 1.14

-Total Puts shed 5.5 lakh shares in OI

-Total Calls added 2.6 lakh shares in OI

-Highest OI outstanding at 5500 Call, 5300 Put, 5600 Call

-Nifty 5400 Put shed 8.8 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty 5500 Call shed 5 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty 5600 Call shed 2.8 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty 4800 Put sheds 2.6 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty 5500 Put shed 2.5 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty 5400 Call added 2.70 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty April 5300 Put added 2.33 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty April 5400 Call added 2.3 lakh shares in OI

-Nifty April 5200 Put added 1.8 lakh shares in OI

Orchid, Suzlon and Videocon are in F&O curb limit

FIIs in F&O

FIIs have net sold Rs 97 crore in Index Futures on March 21, as per provisional data available on NSE; which OI was down by 7812 contracts

FIIs were net sellers of Rs 870 crore in Index Options; which OI was up by 19743 contracts

FIIs were net sellers of Rs 26 crore in Stock Futures; which OI was up by 3995 contracts