On the F&O side, F&O turnover was roughly 7% higher than previous day. Nifty February and March Futures have added about 48 lakh shares in open interest (OI), which includes 22 lakh shares in February and 26 lakh shares addition in March futures. March futures ended with 15 points discount while February futures with 9 points discount.
On the stocks specific action in F&O, Unitech has added about 57 lakh shares (32 lakh shares in February and 26 lakh shares addition in March Futures). NTPC has seen a build up of 16 lakh shares in OI.
Mkts end flat, realty, OMCs, RIL, Bharti up, banking dips