BSE closes 82.50 points up on January 8

New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 82.50 points up to stand at 24,934.33. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed33.05 points up to stand at 7,601.35. Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd and GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd were among the top gainers of group A with an increase of 9.64% and8.43% along with E.I.D.-Parry (India) Ltd and India Cements Ltd with an increase 8.13% and 7.65% respectively, while the top losers of group A includes Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd and CIPLA Ltd with a decrease of 2.70% and 2.61% along with Larsen & Toubro Ltd and Max India Ltd with a decrease of 2.19% and 2.18%at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 42.28 points at 17383.93 while the Banking sector is up 84.86 points at 18368.46 and the Realty sector is up 29.78 points at 1319.32. The Indian currency was down with 0.33% at Rs 66.71 per dollar.