BSE closes points 72.50 up on August 3

Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 72.50 points up to stand at 28,187.06. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 10.20 points up to stand at 8,543.05. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd and Suzlon Energy Ltd were among the top gainers of group A with an increase of 18.36% and 11.64% along with Sun TV Network Ltd and Alok Industries Ltd with an increase of 11.22% and 10.60% respectively, while the top losers of group A include HCL Technologies Ltd and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd with a decrease of 5.94% and 5.26% along with Firstsource Solutions Ltd and Kailash Auto Finance Ltd with a decrease of 5.25% and 4.90% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 139.27 points at 19,247.05 while the Banking sector is up 212.49 points at 21,711.73 and the Realty sector is up 4.29 points at 1,391.64. The Indian currency is down 0.18% at Rs 64.02 per dollar.