Today Sensex closed at 72038.43 points with a rise of 701.63 points. Whereas Nifty closed at the level of 21654.80 points with a gain of 213.50 points. Apart from this, a total of 3,914 companies were traded in BSE today, out of which about 1,992 shares closed with gains and 1,812 shares closed with decline. There was no difference in the share prices of 110 companies. Today, 361 stocks have closed at their 52-week high.